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” OMES TRIBU TE To ANGLICAN ORDERS first . a eare in the a es of the I nd ia n 0hurch ua rterl pp d p g . Q y

M a z ine in the ear 1 889 The nterest ev nce in it at the ag y . i i d

‘ t me as also man su se uent a l cat ons for a re r nt led i , y b q pp i i p i , ’ the compiler to obtain the editor s kind permission for the

u l cat on of the treat se in an enlar e and re ised form p b i i i g d v . V arious w orks have a ppeared from time to time proving t he val t of An l can r ers from the An lica n stan A idi y g i O d g dpoint . very handy little volume on the subj ect is furnis hed in Cano n ’ W R hur Defenc of the En l . . ton s e s r nal F r C g i h O di . o a more ex haustive treatment of the subject such a w ork as the ’ W Ha d n A ostol cal uc Ar ur . d a s cess on in Rev. th p i S i the

urc of En lan ma be consulte w t a an a e Th Ch h g d y d i h dv t g . e present little publication ad Opts the method of producing concurrent testimony of learned members of the Roma n Com munion respecting the facts w hich Anglican w riters ha ve ’ F G Lee s int Rev. Dr . . erest n volu u el . To the . me ph d i g ,

' ” The V al t of the ol r ers of the ChII rch of En lan idi y H y O d g d, the com ler is nde te for some valua le test mon es pi i b d b i i , w hilst his attention has been draw n (in part by the sa me

m n ot er sources of nforma t on He s or to a . e res als w k) , y h i i d i o gratefully to acknow ledge the important aid w hich has been per

him in hi res r the Rev. affor e s ea es . R sonally d d ch by C H. oss

n and ot er mem ers of the r est oo ot En l s Lew i h b P i h d, b h g i h and

Roman . I N T R O D U C T I O N .

con e t on of t s com lat on w h c THE se d di i hi pi i , i h w as published o n anuar lst 1 893 a are ntl cause no l ttle alarm J y , , pp y d i among s ome of the ad erents of the tal an ro a an a in En land h I i p p g d g , w h o w ere unable to share the view s of their co-religionists to raw n attent on The first n at w hich I had d i . i dic ion of this r eac e me as earl as F e ruar 1 4th of the same r h d y b y yea , in a c o mmun cat on w c s o e of a certa n Fat er Clar e J. i i hi h p k i h k , S . , a s having announced at the Hall in connection w ith the P ro Cathedral that he w as going t o ex amine my publication at a t er th mee n m eeting that w eek. Whe h e ti g took place at ’ n on or w at w as the c aracter of t s entleman Kens i gt , h h hi g s in

v es ti ation a e not ear . ow e er on A r l 2 8th g , I h v h d H v , p i I received a letter from another quarter telling me F ather ’ reen is lectur n at Arc s o s ouse W estm ns r B i g hbi h p H , i te , nex t ’ ’ n a at 8 m . on Rome s r ute to An l ca n r e Mo d y p T ib g i O d rs. Judging by the press notices of the W estminster Meeting on “ a l st 1 893 no efforts w ere s are the Roman ret re M y , , p d by b h n it a ucc s The c a r w as ta en His Em to make s es . h i k by inence rdinal V au an Arc s o of W estm nst er w ho w as su Ca gh ( hbi h p i ) , p v Mons nor ames a rd p orted by the Right Re . ig J L i Patterson h Mo s o of Emmaus Ri t Rev. ns nor aniel G l ert (Bi h p ) g ig D i b , M tro olitan a ter and V car D . ro ost of the e C General D . (P v p h p i )

Rev Mons nor Martin ow lett D. D. Re strar of V ery . ig H , ( gi the

s d ler Assoc at on V er Rev. Canon Mo es D D ecea e C . D gy i i ) y y , . h li Fletc er of W alw ort Master of the Gu l of Rev. P i p h , h ( i d Our W ro e Ro nson of the - Ransom e v . C P ro a Lady of ) ; R . k bi ( C the r e B R F at er e n O. S . ev Rev . n t n . R ra l ens o . c ar d , K i g ) h B , i h d

r Gurdon Rev. ohn Va R v a t e . u J . e . an an Clarke, S . F h , J S gh , d n ll h s au t assem l e R n ton . A d a t us w as call Rev. Luk ivi g i g b y e d t ogether t o dis cuss a little publication w hich one of their ow n B be 1 1

or ans the Ca tholic Times sa s contains all t he old fa r g , , y i y les of stor as t ou t e had ne er een refute and dis ta hi y, h gh h y v b d s d of urel t ere must be some m sta e ere or w h all po e S y h i k h , y this ex citement " I s it reasonable to suppose that the company ’ of re lates and r ests met at t e ar inal ouse l e so man p p i h C d s h , ik y il ren to ear fa r tales " The niv se tells us t at the ch d , h i y U er h ecture Hall w as crow e t o its utmost l m ts and the Echo L d d i i , ’ records tha t the audience follow ed Father Breen s dry-as dust ” t t o w t all h n - a a la ci a i ns i h t e e thusiasm of first nighters t p y. The Ca tholic New s t ells of how very grat eful the Cardinal w as t o F at er reen for his a m ra le a er and es an h B d i b p p , giv

‘ account of an after-discussion in w hich Canon Moyes is repre sented a s delivering himself of the statement tha t the w ord schism means an authoritative act by w hich t he Church cuts ofi ” at i l t o The w h t be ieves o be a peccant member of it s ow n b dy. “ ’ rd nal s en r l n f F r reen s a e s n n O . Ca i p t v y p ea a t eve i g. B lecture itself a long account is given in the Ca tholic Times a nd

‘ Ca tholic O inion w h c s ea s of him as the learned ene c p , i h p k B di ” t e and charact erises his utterances as s lful treatment and in , ki ” r m Au st t o cto er in elo uent ero a t on. ow ever f o u q p i H , r g O b the same ear a cons cuous ser es of art cles a eare in the y , pi i i pp d hurch Review in re l t o t s lecturer w c d s ose of his C p y hi , hi h i p d ex t ord nar st at ements in so tre c ant and masterl a w a as ra i y n h y y, t o leave me no necess t t o d eal w t t em d o not now the i y i h h . I k w riter oft he articles (w hich are signed Vincentius and their appearance w as w holly unex pect ed by me but I d esire to ex press ’ m gratitude to him for his kind and able defence of Rome s y ” u ute T b . t th matter did not rest here S o anx ous w ere some of Bu e . i t he Anglo-Roman clergy t o hinder any small influence w hich my h m le ubl cat on t ex erc se t at t e us e t emsel es u b p i i migh i , h h y b i d h v w riting letters in different parts of the country to privat e n duals be ln t em n t t o e o i t ers set i divi gg g h o giv heed t t . O h themselves the ta sk of publishing their view s by means of am lets and art cles in Roman at ol urnals Amon p ph i C h ic jo . g t ese it ma be w ell tha t s oul not ce in the first lace an h y I h d i , p , attac mad e on me b F r W lliam um It t oo hre S . J . k y . i H p y, k

a t holic ew s Ma 6 3 C N , y , 1 89 . iii

‘ he form of a am let * the w le bur en w ose t p ph , ho d of h 1 4 pages is to denounce me for a quotation to w hich I had draw n But it is a u a tt ention . rt c larl no cea le t at Mr m re p i y ti b h . Hu ph y s uppresses the fact that the quota tion (as show n in a foot-note “ ’ ” f Rome s r ute a e 4 4 is not m n but that of the v o e Re . T ib , p g ) i , ” A aun ers er in his etc e n l on n mi S S s of E s N co fo r t . . d Dy k h g i h y I accordingly published the follow ing letter in the Illustra ted h s and C urch New oste co es to Mr. um re nd Mr , p d pi H ph y a . D r I are in em e . t a e the issue for ec er 2 3 1 893 y pp d D b , .

” S I B — I n a w or entitled S ket hes of En lish Nonc ormit , . k c g onf y, by Rev A S und rs D r s t h e . . a e e tha t uthor w rite Even ome o y , a , s R man C a t h olics are a ble t o see t ha t the English Church is a cont inuous Ch urch and t hat the eforma t ion did not d est ro that c ontinuit A , R y y. member of t he con r ation of the Obla t of S t Ch rl s i e es . a e n a boo g g , k bea rin the im rimat ur of Card inal Ma nnin is ust enou h t confess g p g , j g o I d o not d efend t he position t he posit ion o f t h e Roman Church ’ in En land I d o not thin The assa e w hich h stru Mr g ) , k, p g ad c k . D er se med t o me lso as uot ed b him to furnish t he res io y e a , q y , p ump t n h r th Rev m hre at l t b li v d in th t r e . u eas e e e e n t ha t e w ite ( . W H p y) co inu t of th En lish Chu h nd conse uentl in t h v lid it f t i y e g rc , a q y e a y o her t w s in t his s nse nl th t d r tt nti n t t h o rd ers. I a e o y a I ew a e o o e passag e ’ ” n o me s Tribute to An lica n Ord ers i R g . w a s how ever careful in a foot -not e t o show that t h w ords w I , , e ere ’ f Mr d ers D r s u t t i n l iven on t he a uthorit o . S aun e o a o on . I of g y y q y , ‘ e m r l rod uced Mr um hre s w ords for w h at t h i o urs e e . m ht c , y p H p y ey g rth in no w a s tt in forth t hat I at t a ched an s ecia l im be w o , y e g y p porta nce Mr um hr litt l m ha ve us t received from . e a e t ract t o t he . I j H p y called ” h onest Cont rovers in w hich h e att ac s me w ith mu h rim n Dis y, k c ac o y b ut t he assa e but for rea s ons best now n t o himself i ores m a o p g ; , k , gn y t -n t e To his ow n w or had not had o ortunities of dir t foo o . k I pp ec nd had no reason t o beli ve t hat t h e a b v -m ntion a ccess, a I e o e e ed Mr D r t n h s w er r n f . er es e i t e a sa e e d is hon t ut t e a ces o y p c g p g es . I D r not noti d c r r ca n only conclud e t hat Mr. ye ha d ce e tain othe passages um hre now refers in his lit tle t ra ct— ss s hi t o w hich Mr. H p y pa ag e w ch ex press cont empt for t he id ea of any true cont inuity in the English h In t hem b his ow n sho w in he hea s insult on the Chur h Ch urc . , y g , p c h er ler a nd ridicules c gy. ’ ms s i und rst nd Mr U nd r t he circ u t ance ca n u te e a . um e , I q H phrey s no ance tha t a n im ression arisin from th e ind ica ted ass e a n y p g p ag , mea nt more t han h e int end ed t o imply ; and I a m sorry if I have se emed unjust in a ccred iting him w ith a larger measure of kindly ntim nt res ctin t h En lish Chur h tha n he l ims o se e pe g e g c c a to p ssess .

‘ ’ Q Dishonest Cont roversy; an ex posure of Rome s Tribut e t o An li n rd ers F th r um hr g ca O . By a e H p ey, S . J. iv

To the objections of a few other Roman w rit ers I d o not at present r l Th d n t hi hes ep y. ey o ot possess the same charact er as tha w ch att ac t o the ob ion m b Mr um h I r0 se how ever to refer ject ad e y . H p rey. p po , , ’ m in th n i h Mr m s the t i n m li w r w h c . u h to e ex t edi o of y ttle o k, in H p rey utt era ce in ust i t his r s nt ntention w ill f ur t n ( j ce o p e e co ) , o co se, no ' ‘ ’ ” a ar — H H P I LEB or R m a B TE ppe . I E CO o s TRI U ,

Anot of w hic i ma e ell to ta e a l tle her attack, h t y b w k it more not ce is t a of Fr F m t t ou some i , h t . S . . S i h, h gh l ttle difficult in eal n w t it ar ses from the fact at i y d i g i h i th , w t n a few w ee s i a e In he M nth and w t the . t a re ot t o i hi k , pp d b h , i h same t tle but w t certa n m ort ant fferences as a Roman i , i h i i p di , [ ] ‘ ’ at l c of Rev o n C o c rut ra t und er the e tors . h i T h T , di hip J h Morr s I ll be m stances n S . . t w necessar in so e n to i , J i y, i , i di ’ cat e the tw o versions of Rome s W itness (by w hich In this case is meant resume th e o n on of Mr S m t the , I p , pi i . i h) by letters A and R f Mr S m th tness A comm his a w t the old . i (W i ) ences att ck i h b assumption that my little w ork is w ritten against the Catholic ” urc Its tle escr es it a a De ence of the E isco al Ch h. ti d ib s f p p uccess on and r es ood of the urc f En land Eastern S i P i th Ch h o g . Catholic Bishops and Priests have needed no further ex planation as n read n i ave conclud ed as a e t o its import . O i g t they h ( h v Bishops and Priests of th e Anglican Communion) that it is draw n up as a small contribution to the interesting question of the re un o r stend om i n of Ch i . n r Mr m a set fort his ow n ers on of its m o t . th H vi g h v i i p , S i me the n r l in m ter w t Dr oes o ou of c ass e as a w r . d h g , i , i h i l d l o l e the las Mr nd Mr. ane Y e s u b t tt e a e . Gore a t L , L . I h d t o make a bid for the fame and importance w ith w hich h e thus n est s m a i nal u l cat ons W tness B conta ns the i v y occ s o p b i i . i i cond escendingly gracious admission that the Anglican clergy ” are earnest e ot e and w ell- ntent one men but W tness , d v d , i i d , i A is m r ar m limen t vers ons of Mr m t o e c of co ts . o . h y p B h i S i h , w ith all the solemnity w hich attaches to a judgment coming

’ fl me s itness ainst An lica n Ord ers An Article in the Ro W ag g .

Mont h Jul 1 893 . , y, t d b t Rev hn Morris S o P ers edi e he . o J N . Hist orical ap y J , . ’ A l h R dne n r B F . s ins i O d ers t e ev. Rome s Wit nes aga t ng ca . y Sy y

t J. a es 44 . S mi h , S . p g ’ r n r m l m that uarte ro ounce M . utler s tract be si a fro q , p B to p y ’ u 1 n n furt er w e u e w o rk of fra d. eed ot h d ll on s ch languag t h a n by draw ing attention to the follow ing caustic remarks in t h e Religious Review of Review s The charge of deliberate a he r n a utler is a reac ofc ntro ers al fra ud th t b i gs gainst Mr. B b h o v i e t uette that w e can onl attr ute to the ndi nat on ofa Roman iq , y ib i g i w h o find s so ma ny of his co-religionists arraigned to defend w ha t ” el e es to be the w ea o t in the An l can t o h e b i v k p in g i posi i n. To u l u cas tles and noc t em ow n ma un er some b i d p k k h d y, d c rcumstances be leasant occu at on to the one w ho is en a e i , p p i g g d in it and et ot ers ma t n it rat er c l s s ort ow , y h y hi k h hi di h p . N , m t W tness A sa s t m l ttle w r l ms o ro uce Mr . S i h ( i ) y tha y i o k c ai t p d ” a ll the est Roman at ol c aut or t es He now s er b C h i h i i . k v y w ell t at t is w oul be u te m oss le and one lance w ll h h d q i i p ib , g i s h ow my readers that he has misrepresented me by adding that ” all am u te read to o e it w as merel l us w ord . I q i y h p y a ap s c a la mi on his part but the simple addition of that little w ord

n es n l o If r. c h a g a reaso ab e claim into a prep sterous one . M S m t es re t o ma e his attac enterta n n there w as surel i h d i d k k i i g, y no need for a facetious vein t o betray him into so unfort unate a sl . Let us su ose him w en ouse ee n to sa t o his ip pp , h h k pi g, y s er ant w ou to r n a loaf and some utte m v , I ish y b i g b r fro ’ ’ r r n Mr M . ow s and remem er to urc ase the tea at ones B , b p h . J ” s h o . The nstru t on s ems s m le e Bu at p i c i e i p nough . t w h w o ul be the con n m t if the s d sternatio of Mr. S i h ervant returned w ith a cart laden w ith tea " He w ould certainly not be unreasona le in remons trat n did not bid ou ase b i g, I y to purch ’ ” ll he t in Mr on s a t ea s o . . J e h p ’ On a e 8 of Rome s r ute a e uote Dr an p g T ib I h v q d . New m in relat on to the En l s E sco al success on n i g i h pi p i , a d ha ve “ ” “ s peciallydraw n at tention to the equivocal and uncertain ri ng ’ o f t s oo man s w or s on the su ect his eclar hi g d d bj , d ation that he “ c annot by his ow n w it acquiesce in the view tha t Anglican r ers are al and his nor n the act on of certa n O d v id, ig i g i i popes. And yet beca us e I have said that the ambiguous character of the lan ’ guage makes one suspicious as to the true nature of New man s ersonal ew of the u c r m re s e t M . t e n p vi bj , S i h g dily s atches u pon t h e passage as representing one of my Roman Catholic te sti mon es to An l can r ers am entir l i g i O d . I e y satisfied to leave it VI

to unbiassed readers to judge w hether I have so used Dr.

' m a 9 d in face of Mr. t t a es a su en u into e 3 a S mi h k dd j p p g , n , e f n ar w ould the forci le uotat ons i n me om Dr. b q i g v by r Li g d, a pparently suggest tha t the great historian never combatted t he false allegations of Roman controversialists w hich I have quoted him as a tl w can onl sa t at ef an one d o b t e ith. I y y h I d y y t o ex amine he w orks referred to and not find the passages ’ res ect n arlow the Na s ea F a le etc. w h c a e p i g B , g H d b , , i h I h v uote n ar asserts w em s the utter fut lit q d . Li g d ith phasi i y ’ of an o ect on rou t a nst ar er s consecrat o y bj i b gh gai P k i n, ’ in nantl conde mns the old Na s ea Fa le and efin tel dig y g H d b , d i y ” states arlow to a ve een a at ol c s o urt er he B h b C h i Bi h p . F h , pla ces the reality of the episcopal charact er of Barlow and Gardiner on a ar and classes an S u est on as t o n al t p , y gg i i v idi y ’ in th e former s ordinat ons amon t ese m ro a le t ese i g h i p b b , h ncre le su os t ons of contr ers al o on nts can i dib pp i i ov i pp e . I ’ now here find in Lingard s w ritings even so much as a hint that he d u ed th al f l an r r He o s not o o bt e v idity o An g ic O de s. d e g into the theolo ica l uest on at all but as a w r ter of ist or g q i , i h y simply est ablishes the facts w hich opponent s of those O rd ers d en His ma n o n is a arentl to conten for os t e data y. i p i t pp y d p i iv ra t er t an en r n e dis u t on It seems h h to te o a th ological q isi i . strange ind eed that such a circumstance should be seiz ed upon Mr m r t t o e colour n t o a t eor t at Dr. n a by . S i h giv i g h y h Li g d, “ after w hat that historian d escribes as his long and patient n est at on oss l did n t el e e in the real t of the i v ig i , p ib y o b i v i y Orders respecting w hich he produced a w hole mass of confirma t or fa cts " Even if this w ere at all l el Mr m t mi t y ik y, . S i h gh ’ d o w ell to reflect on the learned w rit er s ax iom that no ” surm ses or c n On a e 38 i o j ectures can possibly nullify a fact . p g

First publish ed a s an a t tack on Anglican Ord ers by Chris topher l w Month ul 3 b Rev o ood S . J . in 1 604 . A art i l in t he 1 89 . H y , , n c e (J y, ) y Edmund o n s ea s of him a s this celebrat ed esuit w ho ha d th e H ga p k J , u ti n of an bl m n n t v l t ol w ood rep ta o a e a a d great con ro ersia is . H y ‘ h v rri appears t o a e ca ed on his w ork und er the alia ses John Bushlook, Jo-Busi T oma s Law ndr t r n s d ifi ti b the h ie , e c. t o p eve t hi i ent ca on y En lish and t o ud e b t he evid n v hi dm s g , , j g y e ce of e en s ow n a is ions 402 t o have been an a d e t In d eit (p. ) p ec . vii

I . ha e . uoted Estco rt s rema r s let on th su a ~ v q n ’ k , , e bject of Resolut on of the Con re a t on of the ol ffice 2 nd on i g g i H y O ; , ’ sa cra mn conferre t r N s a l e ts ere cs 3 d on the a e F e. d by h i ; , g H ad b I have In no w ay suggested that he admit s one iota more tha n s set fort a hi w ords h. I h ve referred to him in defence of the ’ fa ct of ar er s consecrat on t s he la res is P k i , and hi dec it ” m ss le to d ou Mr m o t. mi o a s n i p ib b . S th passes ver this d is io moreo er he s oses of the art cular n d lar n o his v , di p p i poi t by ec i g n ow n account It Is not necessary here to ex plain all the reasons ’ ” for sus ect n ar r s o se rat on nder the circumstances p i g P ke c n c i . U o f t is mar ed sa reement w it anon Estcourt how co es it h k di g h C , m ’ t h at he W tness B a e 1 4 eclares the Canon s ar uments to ( i , p g ) d g be convincing " ’ It is fficult to read Mr S m t s l n s sid di . i h pub icatio ide by w t m ow n as he oes not ta e matters in t e r order e i h y , d k h i . H n ow t urns ac t o a es 6 and 7 and is an r w t me for re b k p g , g y i h counting the fact of the English Bishops having been invit ed t o ou c l o f rent I w ll be se n refer nce t m foot t he C n i T . t i e by e o y otes in the secon ed t on to w c his remar s refer t at n d i i , hi h k , h I have given ample references t o historical evidence in support o f Y M mi ms n ma es the t he fact . et r. t nores suc te a d S h ig h i , k mistake of assert ing It w ould ha ve been more candid then for r utler to ment on ere and elsew ere t at he w as M . B i h ( h ) h giving r d f b l is o n n r re at on o n not a eco n se act ut mere h w te t fo e. g i , y i p i An one n t a n seen l ttle oo and read suc a y o h vi g my i b k, ing h sentence t i w ou naturall ma ne t at had ut fort h as h s, ld y i gi h I p as an historical st atement something unsupported by hist orical u the alue of e dence is not to be dis ensed w t w riters. B t v vi p i h r if m utin dis onest to me for ro uc n it. ow e e by i p g h y p d i g H v , mit r u res a d t ional au or t for the record w c he Mr . S h eq i d i th i y hi h fin s so stasteful ma refer him to et anoth er stor an d di , I y y hi i , ” 4 4 7 5 na mel oll er see his Eccles ast cal st or . 7 4 . y, C i ( i i Hi y, pp , oll er la s stress on the fact t at w en the Nuncio Ed . C i y h h Martinengo met w ith the rebuff from Queen Eliz abeth abo ut send n s o s t o the Counc l w en it w as a arent th e i g Bi h p i , h pp ’ re ose of ristendom la stron l at his the o e s eart the p Ch y g y ( P p ) h , is o of V t er o uncio at aris s l c te ro morton to B h p i b , N P , o i i d Th g l n oll er men persuade Queen E iz abeth t o change her mi d. C i t ons *moreo er t at she w as likew ise m ortuned se e al i , v , h i p by v r viii

P r nces and Great Men the n s of France and a n and i , by Ki g Sp i , the n and ar nal f ortu al and more es eciall the Ki g C di o P g , p y by Du e of Al a to rel u on so solemn a re resenta tion o the k v , y p p f h s o h end Bis op f C rist om. It is needless for me to d eal w ith W itnesses A and B in t I f m com lat on for rela on t o t e r attac on ect on II . o i h i k S i y pi i , the simple reason that the arguments (if such they maybe called) me ract ll a mere re rat on of t se of Mr reen w ho has p ica y ite i ho . B , alr en x i h hurch Review eady be e haustively answ ered n t e C . Mr m t i anx ou o t at certain lan ua e of onner . S i h s i s to sh w h g g B m le l l me and ot ers to m l eant ss than the w ords c ear y seem to h i p y. His method of d ealing w ith him is to say that he might have ” s o en his m nd w ate er it w as more clearl w c is a p k i , h v , y, hi h remarkably neat (though not very conclusive ) w ay of disposi ng ’ of onner s o en and d efin te reco n t on of certa n facts as B p i g i i i , recor e the Roman Cat ol c stor an n ard d d by h i hi i , Li g . I n su ort of fa cts a e a a n on a e 1 1 referr e to the pp , I h v g i , p g , d tes mon f no l t an t ree - no t or an Mr t o e s ell w n s s . i y s h h w k hi i . m t dis utes the facts a s suc and refers me to anot er S i h p ( h) , h aut or t loo to his foot-not e and see t at the aut orit is h i y. I k , h h y — himsel urel furt r comm nt is useless In one art f S y he e . p of his W itness he becomes almost amusing for I find him ’ adm tt n t at a ard nal s hat w as w ce offere to Land et i i g h C i t i d , y preferring to conclude that the offer could not have come from the o e w h ma e i W t re o alone had the ow er to t . ar P p , p k i h g d t o the case ofF at er ress he sa s e ma be sure F at er h C y, y W y h ” C a - ress w s re ordaine l e e er one else . A a n w t re a r y d ik v y g i , i h g d t o the case of Dr u he a e m b sur af . Go s s a e e ter all gh, y W y , " i t s t a r ad a al e w oe er he ma be has m t M . h r i hi , h Ob i W k , h v y , s ” l ut m r r n f is ed us . B e e pe sonal as sura ce o this kind not argu ment .

r m t W tness A es a le ter u ort n t M . S i h ( i ) giv t p rp i g o come from s o trossma er It is w ou a e r mm Bi h p S y . ith t d t o co ence

Dr. Obad ia h Wal er althou h un now n t o Mr S mit h w as w ll k , g k . , a e now n and distin uished man in his d and w n t k g ay, as o e of he auth ors ’ o f a P r hrase of S t E ist l hi u a a . P aul s h p p es , w c w ent thro gh several ed itions. As a eunionist the authorities of his U niv i R , ers ty seem t o ha ve been sus icious of his introd ucin P o r in d ef p g pe y ence, how e ver he set fort h a d eclaration of his t i n , posi o . ix

’ ment and t r n n to s ow w ere i omes from e e is othi t c . , h g h h W tness B es the letter in a less fra mentar form su l i giv g y , pp y in a local t Rohic a ate ul l st 1 873 and a su er g i y, , d , J y , , p s cr t on Ma d emoiselle us the second vers on commences ip i , . Th i in renc roceed s in En l s is s ned w t the German F h, p g i h, ig i h ” na me an s m hic he u cat on The i es at c e fro Ro . T l , d d p h d p b i i ” o e and the Gos el from w c uoted a eared and w as P p p , hi h I q , pp , h a nd ed to me in 1 87 8 The entleman imself a u lis er , . g (h p b h ) w h o a e it to me new of no earl er ed t on The lett er ro g v k i i i . p d u ced as a refutat on is ated 1 87 3 and ne t er s ec fies an i d , i h p i y d o cument nor d iscourse by name or d ate w hilst there is also an u t ter abse nce of anything to show to w hat calumny the w rit er alludes w ho w ere its u l s ers or w en he solemnl , p b i h , h y c o ntrad icted i he local t it w oul oss l be re t . s to t A i y, d p ib y p c a rious t o direct a communication to a gentleman giving no fuller a d res d s . On w riting to the Map Department of the British Museum ” fo r nformat on as t o the w er a outs of Rohic rece ed a i i h e b , I iv re l su est n t at er a s meant Robitsc Ro at ec p y gg i g h I p h p h ( g ), a small mar et to w n in t r a in Austr a But how a out k S y i , i . b Rohic 7 It is n m nt on in m n of Dr e t ot e i ed y editio . K i h ’ J o nst on s Atlas and Geo ra cal nd ces and am una le h g phi I i , I b , a fter the most careful sear to find a t race of an suc lace in ch, y h p th e German Atlas o fVon w ow d o no e e a f r t s o . N t te Syd , I , v n hi , c ont end that it is impossible that any place bearing that name e x ists ; I am w illing to surmise that it may represent some urel local S clavonic t tle or let us sa the onet c e u alent p y i , , y, ph i q iv for a w or o t er In li e manner d n w s to w se s elt. o ot d h i p k , I i h su est t at a letter suc as is d escr ed has n t een rece e gg h ( h ib ) o b iv d, o r a ccuratel transcr ed or t at it has een uote ot erw se y ib , h b q d h i t a n in oo fa t But it is not clear to the w orl in eneral h g d i h. d g w ere it w as sent from and the fact rema ns t at it d oes no h , i h t s o much as specify clearly w hat it condemns or w hat are meant ” ” b the d s “ course t s calumn or it . y i , hi y, Be it note t a Mr m t has iven to the ex ress on of d h t . S i h g p i ’ his O n ons on An l can rd ers the t tle Rome s itne s pi i g i O i , W s ” a a inst An lica n rd ers and et he tells his read ers that the g g O , y j udgment of the w riters w ho have at various times composed t reat ses on the su ect t eolo cal and contro ers al has and i bj , h gi v i ,

x i

W ere it permitt ed to establish degrees of importance amongst o ne nst tu on s oul lace the erarc efo things f Divi i i ti , I h d p hi hy b re dogma— to so great a degree is the former indispensable to the h a ne ma te in fa o r of t maintenance of t e f ith. O y ci v u this heory a splendid ex perience w hich for three centuries has been con s icuous in the e es of all Euro e : mean the An l can urc p y p I g i Ch h, w hic has reser e a n t and w e t a solutel fore n to h p v d dig i y igh , b y ig all ot er Reforme C urc es e t rel ecause the En l s oo h d h h , n i y b g i h g d ” reser e he erarc sense has p v d t hi hy . er are man aut or t es uoted me to w om M m Th e y h i i q by h r. S ith ma s muc as a ass n reference name Amo has not de o h p i g by . ng t d ela es n t e He merel these may be coun e pr t of high o . y says ” t at he has found t em in some res ect or other to be w a ntin h h p g, an t us in w olesale fas ion asses o er masses of names and d h , h h , p v f The ex ress on in some res ect or ot er ma sat sf acts . p i p h y i y some of his readers but on the other hand there is the proba ilit a the ma or t if un as e w ll ne t er feel t a b y th t j i y, bi s d, i i h h t this met o of ar u n is so conclus e as he ma ntend it to be no h d g i g iv y i , r that he succeed s in his task of ex posing w hat the [Roman] ’ ” Mr utler s fall t New s i lea sed to d e r e as . ac Ca holic s p sc ib B ies. Oppo sition in certain Roman quarters has resulted not only in ncreas n the c rculat on of m l ttle oo but in a anc n i i g i i y i b k , dv i g t i l The cause w c av nterest in the subject w i h w hich t dea s. hi h I h e s is a sound on and can w ell afford t o o erloo e pous e d e, I v k the m o nen er onal t es ndul e in one or tw o of o ts. am p s i i i g d by y pp I , moreo er u te w ll n to el e e in the onest of t e r ersonal v , q i i i g b i v h y h i p con ct ons ow e er muc t e r met ods of ex ress on ma vi i , h v h h i h p i y occasionally seem inconsistent w ith the principles set forth in ian x i t re ar 1 r nt s . w t o c ar t Co i h i i i h g d h i y.

E N S CTIO I.

S INCE the commencement of the great Catholic Revival in En land an increase sense amon the An l can ler g , d g g i C gy of t heir true position and responsibilities appears to have been ' a main incentive to spirited action in defence of their Church her sacramental rdinances As is w ell no and o . w n k , one of t he chief w ea pons in us e against the English Church has been t at w c from t me to t me certa n mem ers h by hi h, i i , i b of the Ro man Communion have endeavoured to strike a t the root of h er ex stence as a true art of the urc of r i p Ch h Ch ist . W e refer to the oft-re terate stat ements of suc ersons i d h p , w hether fro m norance of her ast histor or lac of c ar t ig p y k h i y, that the English Church can claim no succession of ministry from the holy Apostles and therefore has nought but spurious sacraé

ments . But one of the most hopeful tokens in our times of a more general approach to a Re-union of Catholic Christendom lies in ” th e increase of that charity w hich hopeth all things now ex hibited by many members ofthe different Episcopal communions r The o less otr of but com ara el t o w ard one anothe . g d big y p tiv y r a o has lar el ven lace t o etter feel n s A few yea s g g y gi p b i g . nd markedly is this show n in the attit ude assumed by many members of the Anglican and Roman communions tow ard one 2

‘ be a n l te Dr anot er Coul t ere n t sa the a . h . d h y hi g, id llath orne more es ra le t an t at the r s oul be U , d i b h h b idge h d low ered bet w een the tw o great authorities w hich represented the religious organiz ations and thought in the country " After ages o f d ssens on the r e he w as la to o ser e w as e n i i , b idg , g d b v , b i g low ered and eo le on e t er s e w ere e nn n to com re , p p i h id b gi i g p ” t r Th ef d In hend each other be te . 1 e hat ul spirit w hich rejoice such a term as Papistry (w ith an o ffensive connotation) as a l ca le t o the Roman s stem is n out and as n pp i b y dyi g ; , ki d ness e ets nd ness the u l t tle eret c is b t sel om b g ki , g y i h i u d “ e man at ol cs to En lis u m W e e en giv n by Ro C h i g h Ch rch en . v find that the opprobrious use of the term Protestant is l u nt t an formerl And from mutual courtes es ess freq e h y. i w e ha e asse t an God to more entle- r te and cand v p d, h k , g spi i d id

The lat e Archbish op of P aris once t old me he d id not believe in n hin but t he Church of En l uld a P ro a yt g g a nd . He co not bec ome t estant, but he should confess t o his God t ha t he did not believe in t he

' su rema c or infallibilit of t he P o S e n b t he i ht Rev. p y y pe. rmo y R g ’ Bisho Clevela nd -Cox e in the Americ n Church Avenu d l Alma p a , e e , P aris on une 2 5th 1 88 ublish d t he hurch Time s Jul dtb , J , 8, p e in C , y ,

1 888. Dr Ben amin Carier a learned oman Ca th olic in a lett er t o Kin . j , R , M f James arleian S S . s ea in o oma n C tholics an (H , p k g R a n l h Chur hmen d e re t s t h ir thinkin t h f d r E g is c , p ca e e g ey are as ar asun e ” as t he horiz ons t h e d o loo u on and he add s “ But if it mi ht y k p , , , g l se our Ma est t o command them t o turn but a u r bout a nd ea y j y q arte a , p0 0 1: both one w a t o th e service of God a nd our Ma est and t o t h e y, y j y, tion of souls the should ntl see th m lv b r t salva , y , prese y, e se es t o e a g ea ’ d ea l more near t o et her In matt ers of d octrine t han t he uri n g , , p ta ica l ” rs n b th sid d o ma th m b v r re he o o es e e elie e the a e . p ac , , k y The view s of Monsieur Gond on w ere ex pressed in very similar terms When Anglicans and [Roman] Catholics sha ll be agreed a s t o th e rin i les w hen t he sha ll und ers t and one a nother n h t f c p , y o t e poin s o t Rc- n on w ill re lis i lf f f b oct rine, he u i a e tse o itsel ; and if it is t o e ll tive t he difficult ies w hich m n w se m n l w ill co ec , , ay o e i surmount abe, resolve t hemselves by a logica l sequence of t he common und erstanding ” ’ n h fun mental rinci les -De la éunion d lE An l r o t e da p p . R e glise g et e re ’ rotes tant s a lE lise Ca tholi ue. Avant P ro s ix P g q po , p . .

S eech of t he i ht Rev. Dr. U llath orne oman C tholic Bisho 1 p R g , R a p min ham at eamin n Au u t 1 6 of Bir t o s 8 4 . Vid a Ess s on t h g , L g , g , a y e - n f Christend om First s Rs unio o ( eries ) , i The possibility of such charit able re at ions w as ably illust rat ed by the attit ud e of Roma n Catholics in t he Diocese of Limerick tow ard B Jebb A e di D ishop (see pp n a ). 3

en u r on e t er s e nto our tr e os tion an teac n * q i y i h id i u p i d hi gs. The result has not led English Churchmen as a body to a c onviction that they can yet enter into corpora te communion w it Rome nor the resent o e to efine t at w h , p P p d h e are in ’ p ossession of a true place in the Communion of God s Holy Church but there are unquestionably many signs of the times w hich give how of a closer approach t o possibilities of a general B -un on of r st dom If e er ris an e i Ch i en . v Ch ti s draw nearer to ” e ac ot er as e er t in n tes t em w rote h l h h , v y h g i vi h , t e earned “ U ltramontane Count ose De Ma stre in 1 8 1 it s , J ph i , 7, seem t at the mo ement must start from the C urc of En lan h v h h g d. W e are too far off but the n l can urc w A g i Ch h, hich t ouches us w t one and touc es w the ot er se i h h , h ith h tho w hom ” w e can t uc no to h . In 1 85 Mr Am rose d e sle w rote to the ar a ref 7 . b Li C din l P ect o f the Con re at on d c P ro a a ndd F id o nform n hi t at g g i p g , i i g m h a scheme w as entertained for the organic and corporate re union o f the tw o urc es ar nal Barnabo re l e Ch h . C di p i d that the matter w as the reatest consolat on to him t at not n g i , h hi g could be more in armon w t his w s es an w lst W s n h y i h i h , d hi i hi g e er less n to the sc eme rom se to la it o v y b i g h , p i d y bef re

P ius IX . n h at V M O t e F east of the N t of the B. in I ivi y . . the

An En lish P riest from w hom t he com iler has received si g , p gnal el in his researches w rit es You m li now t h p , , ay ke t o k ha t t he lat e

Rev . F. ohn Bi Vica r of S mfordha m and Pro t or for th Ar h J gg , ta c e c d ea c onr of Nort hum rl d man of t he hi hest h r y be an , a g c aract e , w as a s s ured by an equally res act ed Roma n Cat holic P riest t hat English Ord ers w ere uit e as va li as oman and t ha t it w as not credit able t o q R , ’ t h e om n auth riti s th t h nest w n t R a o e at they had not e h o y to o i . Your t rea t ise w ill show t ha t some are more honest

Consid t ions ur l Fr C. I . 2 era a ce I . I . 7 . S i m 1 s an , p ja ais les h rétiens se ro hent c m a to ut les invite il s m C ra pp c o m y , e ble qua la ’ ’ ’ tio n d t r ir d l E lis l An l t rr l m o oi pa t e g e de g e e e . Eglise Anglica ns ’ ’ ui nous tou ha d una m ins t ou ha d e l ut re eux u q c a , c a c q i nous ne ” v An t h C n n o p o u ons t ouch er . d e ou t goes o t speak a ffect ionat ely of ” t h e En lish Church i t he w ord s elle t t t he recisuse g n , es p . 1 Essa ys on the Re -union of Christ end om byMembers of t he Roman t hol nd An li Commu F s ri s C a ic a can nions ir t S e e . 2 3 2 3 g ( ) , p 3 , 4 , w here ’ p Cardinal Bam a bo s lett er is iven in full count ersx ned b Ca g g y jatan, Ar hb o f Th s c ish p o ebe . same ear a o of Roman Cat ol cs Greeks and A l ca ns y , b dy h i , , ng i m n met in the aris of S t. le e t anes Lon on after a n p h C D , d , h vi g ’ at t e r res ect e Altars as e Go s less n on t e r la n h i p iv k d d b i g h i p , w hich consisted in the formation of the Associa tion fo r the n t of risten m Th st n d Pro moting U i y Ch do . e di i guishe Roman Catholic w ho t ook the initiative w as seconded and support ed unanimously by members of the Anglican and Gree k ns The o e of Rome a e his l to Communio . P p g v b essing the sc eme and afterw ar s re eate it w t a n l commen at on h , d p d i h ki d y d i to one of the En l s secretar es to w om a s ec al inter ew g i h i , h p i vi

- w as rante . The Fix atr arc of Constant no le and ar ous g d P i h i p , v i ot er relat es Eastern Roman and An l can a e ex res h P ( , , g i ) , dd d p f e r a ro al * w ls t on the u li ts of h sions o th i pp v , hi p blished s t e n offic als of the Assoc at on in 1 864 a eared in com an acti g i i i pp , p y the names of the An l can cler a oodl w ith g i gy, g y l n of Roman eccles ast cal tar es e Rev r n n Th . A . sp i k i g i i dig i i . 1 S aunders Dyer speaks of the Asso ciation as having had on its roll in 1 868 no less than Roman Catholic members in addition to those belonging to the Church of r m a En land the r ental and ot e co mun ons. It is sa t t g , O i h i 1: id h this S ociety w as condemned by a decree of the Inquisition in t s an n hi d h o t Rev A. . re 8 4 But notw t s w e fin t e . 1 6 . , i h di g , H H , ” ur and No C urc ubl s e in 1 87 3 re ortin in his Ch ch h h, p i h d , p g th e Association as continuing to enlist Roman Catholic members t n t on It susta ins to t d a its c aracter st c of of dis i c i . § his y h i i n n mem of h at ol c in a lea ue of ra er combi i g bers t e C h i bodies g p y . Re F at er oc ar o st ute of ar t he late v. t f he n t T h L kh , t I i Ch i y, a mar e nterest in its w or He not re ar the took k d i k. did g d - ects of re un on as a n. To u te his w or s or orat e prosp i v i q o d , C p R - on cannot be im ossible s nce i has een realised the e uni p , i t b by urc at the Counc l of lorence as w ell as in ar ous ot er Ch h i F , v i h transactions w ith separate bodies if the Church m ted it clea rl the rinci le is sound atte p , y p p .

1 M . P reface x . x i x ii , pp. , . bi A end ix 3 4 32 I d . . 2 9 . 1 pp , p S et ches of En lish Nonconformit B th v A aund ers I k g y. y e Re . . S

D e M. A. . 2 5 . y r, p r and N0 Chur h B Rev A lain t o Chu ch c . re MA ha y . . H . He , . C p F et c 1 95 the orces, . p . . - P ossibilities and Difficulties of Re uni n 5 6. o , pp. , 5

" ’ - n of En land s u s ss o o u a 1 : ta Th _ i is a subj ect of increasing interest to the authorities of the ancient Ars nius Metro ol tan of e a s commun ons of the East . e i , p i Th b i , came to En land in 1 7 1 6 and from t s s t ori nated ne otia g , hi vi i gi g tions w hich w ere carried on for several years bet w een th e n r arc s A Scottish and Nonjuring Bishops and the Easter Pat i h . scheme w as submitted by Arsenius to the Cz ar and approved by l A out him but unfortunatel the Non urors ra se fficu t es. , y j i d di i b the same time negotiations for Re—union w ere attempted by Barchmann W u tiers Arc s o of U trec t accord in t o a y , hbi h p h , g lan su est ed the r onne acult but the ro cee n s p gg by So b F y, p di g w ere uas ed the nfamous ar nal u o s Arc s o of q h by i C di D b i , hbi h p am ra I n the resent da the ro a l t w c lies nearer C b i. p y p b bi i y hi h t o realisation seems t o be tha t of intercommunion betw een the li ‘ h l r Neale w as En s and Eas urc es T e ate D . g h tern Ch h . amongst those w ho have been most successful in interesting the modern authorities of th e Greek Communion in the policy and w or o h r n l d k f t e Chu ch of E g an . I t m i 1 erta n Dr er ec stoo ay be added that n 866 a c i . Ov b k d fort c m on of Ea tern ort od ox and h as an enthusiastic ha pi s h y, dealt w ith the w hole question but the tone w hich be adopt ed in his olum w as so r ear n t at he coul scarcel in fair v e ove b i g, h d y ness ex pect Anglicans to accept his leadership or his ow n particular proposals as to the terms of their int ercommunion

Many Eastern dignita ries have of la te years used utt erances indicative of their earnest d esire for friendly rela tions and union bet w een t hese Chur h Amon t h m m h l t c es . g e a y be includ ed t e a e of Const ant ino le the P at riarchs of h nd rus le m p , Antioc a Je a , t h e Met ro olit ans of emnos Chios Gre or of B z a ntium OJ S p L , ( g y y ) , , C z ic us t w o Met ro olit ans of Th essal a nd one in ll ria t h e Bisho s y , p y, I y , p ’ o f Mount Tabor oms m h nd m rn Vi D e a a a S a a r. P us s , H , H , y . ( d y nt rod uctor Ess x v - x x x vi in E - n n f a . x x ssa o h u i I y y, pp i . . , ys n t e Re o o

Christ end om. Al s e A endix A h F so e . T e Rev C. A w l r n an ) pp . , o e , i ” Essa on P resent P ros ect s of Re -union re rd s h s n y p , co t e ca e of a En lish ries t g p t ad mi t ed t o Communion in t he Church of S ervia . nte r-communion w ith th e En lish Church i moreover rea tl d e I g s, , g y s ire d b t he Old Cat holics but as Bisho inkin w ri t he y , , p Re s t es o t R v M e . . . Butler Z ur vollen nt ercommunion ind iir i lt k R , I s f d e A a ” t holiken d e 39 m i Arti el noch sehr i e e . S ee A end ix B k W g ( pp . ) C

7 c o me from the East and North ; and long-parted brethren w ill w t us see a new es earn n and sound cr t c sm ll i h k W t. L i g i i i w i ” urif the rru l the t reas ure w ll rema n p y co pted vesse i i . I t is interesting t o note that the late Bishop of Lincoln w rote t o Archbishop Tait stating that he had received a communication from Rome t at some of the is o s at the Va t can ounc l h B h p i C i , w h o apprehended evil results from the promulgation of the D o ma of the ersonal nfall l t of the s o of Rome g p i ibi i y Bi h p , w ould be very thankful for the moral support of the Anglican * sco ate Epi p .

et t er da ted 8th Jun f f A T t l e ee i e o hbisha V . ii L , S L rd p ai , o ,

P ere Grat r w as r l O t y st ong y pposed to he Dogma. E S CTION II.

An lican Ord er a nd t he C il o Tr nt g s ounc f e .

I T is w ell w orthy of remark that the Roman Church has never publicly and authoritatively defined that Anglican Orders are ortun t w as afforde w en the su invalid . Opp i y d h bj ect of the charact er and position of the Anglican EpiscOpate w as brought efore the Fat ers assem led in the Counc l of rent b b h b i T , ut 0 $1e w r decismrL it as ar ived at . As a matter of fact it is alleged that they distinctly refused t o pronounce the English no s o s W e ma Bishops to be Bi h p . y add that any directly a erse ronouncement w oul a e een m oss le ow n to dv p d h v b i p ib , i g the ridiculous position in w hich it w ould have placed the then rei n n o e us IV . He had n te the En l s relat es g i g P p , Pi i vi d g i h P , as Bisho s t o o n in the del erat ons ofthe oun i In 1 p , j i ib i C c l. 56 1 “ he sent a Nunc o t o ueen El z a et to not f t at th i Q i b h i y, h e Council of Trent w hich had been interrupted w ould be con tinne in the same lace and to es re her to d p , d i send thither some s e Ma En l s s o . Th A ot rt nen o w ho as c g i h Bi h p bb i g , w harged w ith the comm ss on arr ved in lan ers and sen n i i , i F d , di g for lea ve to pursue his j ourney into England could never obtain The Pope had dispat ched him w ith Letters of a very smooth con ” tents nform n Her Ma est t at if she w ould l , i i g j y h be p ease d to sen s o s t o the Counc l he not uest on in d Bi h p i , did q i giv g them such satisfaction as might open a w ay to a farther accommo ”

n ers o nions w ere . el as datio . Div pi h d to the w isdom of th e ’ n in sendin the Nunc o e s act o o . ose w ho a ro e P p i g i Th pp v d , suggested that His Holiness w as by no means of so rugged a ” t em er as his re ecessor t at it w as a h p p d , h pparent t e Repose of risten om la stron l at his eart and t t the re n Ch d y g y h , ha fusi g

ist or of En land . B a in d e Tho ras Tra nslated in H y g y R p y . t o M En lish b N. Tind ale . A. second ed ition l II B k x vii 2 g y , ( , Vo . . , oo , 3 . 9 .

him an audience w ould d isoblige the P rinces of the Roman ” ommun on a l fforts to secure a contin ent C . ow e er the a e i H v , p p g of En l ntinu The Nunc o g ish Bishops at the Council co ed. i Mar tinen o e n refuse to come nto En land the s o of g b i g d i g , Bi h p V t e r o Nunc o at ar s sol c te hr o mort on to ersua e i b , i P i , i i d T g p d ue en Eliz a et t c n e h r m n S he w as l ew se im Q b h o ha g e i d . ik i portuned by several Prince s and Great Men by the Kings of Fra n ce and a n the n and ardinal of ortu al and more Sp i , Ki g C P g , es e ciall b the u e of Al a to rel u on so solemn a p y y D k v , y p , ” ’ r h om The ueen s Rep esentation of t e Bishops of Christ end . Q a ns w er w as T at t ou she eartil d es red a General , h h gh h y i o uncil she w ould send no od t rent t at it C , B y o T ; h ’ ’ w a s not the Pope s but the Emperor s privilege t o call a Council an d that she did not und erstand that Prelate had any advantage ’ o aut or t a o e not er s o A remonstrance w as t en f h i y b v a h Bi h p. h

a dr essed throu e n or c o of ad ua a entleman. in d , gh S ig i S ipi , P ( g th e u lic s rv f e r ew ell s o p b e ice o the V enetian Stat ) to D . J , Bi h p o f al s ur ex ress n amaz ement t at the En l sh sho s S i b y, p i g h g i Bi p “ did not even send a lett er to ex cuse their absence w hen summoned t he V ce erent of hr st for the settlement of by i g C i ,

” ‘ on s o ew l sen an ela orate re l . i religi . (Bi h p J e t b p y ) ” is act of recusanc n eed w as tterl resente by Th y, i d , bi y d th w ole on fi hi ra The En l s s o s w ere e h P ti cal e rchy. g i h Bi h p loudly d eclared to be contumacious for not attending the cele rat ed nod orman w r t n t o ean Now ell w it b Sy ". D , i i g D , h w ild invec tive a nd raillery declared that they w ere kept at

An Eccles iastical istor of rea t Brit ain c hiefl of En land : H y G , y g

o m t he fir st la nt in of Christi nit in t his sland w ith a. Brie f fr p g a y I , unt of t e Aff ir f ion in reland Collect ed from t he bes t Acco h a s o Relig I . s ll r MA is ri s r m Co ie . Anci nt t o an Councils and eco d . B ere . e H , R y J y ,

n 1 7 1 4 . V o Bk vi . 4 4 4 nd o l. . . 7 75 . Lo , II , . , pp , ’ r Collier also ives a m r inal reference t o He lin s rec ord of th e M . g a g y

mst an es . i di n ilio et c V 61 First ircu c S ee a lso r Ist oria Co c . . . c S a p , , ( publish ed in An E istle w ritten b the everend Fa ther in God ohn Jew el p y R , J , n r i io Bound u w ith small D . i a nsw e t o letter of S ei n ur S c . a D. , a g e p ( p ’ t io n of ew el A h s ssi n of Rev M. . Butler. e d i J s pology in t e pos e o . R )

P . 1 6 3 . M if f Bisho J h l s ebb Le Bas A. e o w l B Rev. C ar e . 1: L p e e . y W , — h v . 1 1 3 1 1 7 . C . . , pp 1 0

“ ome their w es. ean Now ell re l e t D h by iv D p i d o orman , alas in a tone w ic s ow e t at he w as his matc in , h h h d h h ' o ensiveness. At this ounc l it is true the r s s o fi C i , , I i h Bi h p, ’ O Hart e of Ac onr asserted t at on the score' of not e n , h y, h b i g appointed by the Pope the English Prelates w ere no true “ s o s but he a dded W e refute them t reason nl Bi h p ; , by his o y, for t e show tha t the w ere ca lled elected cons ecra ted a nd h y y , , , ”

iven mission. i The an s s o s resent led the g Sp i h Bi h p p , by o of a z ur e t a a al on rm i n s Bish p C di , g d h t p p c fi at o of an Epi co pat e is unnecessary, thereby rej ecting th e only objection the ris relate aforementioned raised by I h P i.

’ t r e s Annals . Vol P art n . S yp . I , pp . 58 , 59. li n Ord r ix ll M An ca e s nd Jurisdi tion v . P R . A. a c B e V . e g . y . C. H , , Also see Le P l t M num — 3 . a . o ent . Concil Trid ent V . 576 579 . p . , , , B — An other conclusion thanthat ofthes nish Bish s w ould i N . . y e S pa op imply a d enial of t he valid ity of Greek Episcopa tes quite as much h of th En lish hur h A as of t ose e g C c . (S ee ppendix 1 1

E N S CTIO III.

A ct on va rious c in rela tion to t he An lica n S ucce ion i of c g ss .

’ As to its [the Church of England s] possession of an Episcopal uccess on from the t me of the A ostles w ell it ma a e it S i i p , , y h v , and if t he ol ee e er so ec d ed w ll el e e it as e n H y S v d i , I i b i v , b i g ” th e s n f a er ud ment t an m o uc w he e d ci io o high j g h y w n. S h as t e ui ocal lan a e f t he late Dr New man in the A ndix to q v gu g o . ppe ” h olo a In 1 833 he had s o en w t urn n affirma is Ap gi . p k i h b i g t e earnestness on the su ect ‘ but ere e fin an un n iv bj , h w d cert ai r n in his utterances He oes not s tate be it seen that he i g . d , , w as of necess t rea t o eha e w at e en certa n occu ants , i y, dy b v h v i p of the a al t rone ha e ersonall held or a llow ed to be trut p p h v p y h, but a pparently w ould allow his belief its full ex ercise only if ” ol ee has so cid He adds t at he cannot his the H y S de ed . h by ow n w it acquiesce in the view that Anglican Orders are valid ; but at the same time ignores that they w ere in some true sense

sce in the w it of o es Julius . aul IV us ac u e . q i d by P p III , P , Pi r nd nnocent XI It oul re an V . a be IV U I . w osterous . b III , I d p p

to su ppose that s uch a mind as that of Dr. New man w ould sink to the stupidity of trying to believe that w hich he w as entirely n nced w as false how e er far o ed ence to a su er or m t co vi , v b i p i igh rce s lence as to the c ara cter of a con ct On an enfo i h vi ion. y ot es s the w or s w c a e een u te conve the hyp h i , d hi h h v b q o d y m ress on t at Dr New man aft er his secess on reall strong i p i h . , i , y us ecte t at t o be true in re ar to An l can r nat ons s p d h , g d g i O di i , he had rece e no ersonal sanct on to a m t w hich iv d p i d i . The investigation into the subject of papal recognition of the Ord ers of the English Church is one w hich furnishes interesting sult and it is stran e t at certa n w ell-esta l s e facts of re s, g h i b i h d

h h MA x f m nt b . C urc h ord M v . . . C . vi The O o e e , y R W , , — 1 1 2 1 1 8 . pp . 1 2

stor a n a rect ear n on the su ect a e rece e but hi y, h vi g di b i g bj , h v iv d I scant attention in connection w ith the contro versy . n their mula r e re of un ues na le w ei t cu tive charact e th y a q tio b gh . One of the mos t interesting illustrations of papal acquiescence n An h follo in n h h Marc 1 5 54 i l an rd r is t e w . O t e 8t g ic O e s g h , , OP E J sent a r ef t o Car nal ole Arc s o P uliu s I I I . B i di P , hbi h p of Canterbury" d esiring him to absolve and reconcile Bishops ’ and Priest s made in Edw ard Six th s time but instead of t elling him t at t e w ere t o be re-or a ned His ol ness comman ed h h y d i , H i d the Cardinal to confirm them in the Anglican Ord ers w hich they had alread rece ed and to re-instate t em after ou t e y iv , h , by y h y s hall a e een restored t o the un t of ol Mot er urc h v b i y H y h Ch h, and ou s all ave t ou t ood to re- nstat e t em if in ot er y h h h gh g i h , h ” res e t s t e s all b a n r an p c h y h e ccou t ed by you t o be w o thy d fit . The Pope further specified that those w ho had received the Anglican consecration should be regard ed as having had the ift of consecrat on alread estow ed The r ef oes on to g i y b . B i g say that the Archbishops and Bishops may enter anew on the o ernment of then urc es and erform all e sco al acts g v Ch h p pi p ,

suc as consecra t on or nat on etc. h i , di i ,

Other ath ed r ls even over Met ro olita n hurches s Bi h s nd C a , p C , a s op a Ar hbish s h ma fr l and le ll resid e nd m c op , t ey y ee y ga y p , a ay rule a nd go vern t he sa me Churc h both in t hings spirit ual a s w ell as t empora l a nd use t he gift s of consecration alrea d y best ow ed upon t hem and t o an even sacred and riestl Ord rs d v nce and in th e s m y, p y e a a , a e, or Ord ers b t hem alrea d t h ou h irre ula rl received even in t h e y y, g g y , Ministr of t he Alt ar serve and t he ift o f consecr t ion r ive a nd y , g a ece , t he sa me freel and l w full d s n w e r nt ou b th r y a y i pe se, g a y y ese p esents full and free A ost oli uth it rmission nd ow er p c a or y, pe , a p .

r Nic olas and er t est fies t at the An l can E sco l D . h S i h g i pi pa rd ers w hic w ere offic all reco n sed and confirmed und er O , h i y g i a al aut or t ar inal ole recei ed additiona l reco p p h i y by C d P , v g nit e n from anot er occu ant of the ol S ee for t e w er i h p H y , h y e “ est ablished and confirmed afterw ards by the letters of P o rn ” ' It is also w ort of note t at t s on Pa ul I V . 1 hy h hi P tiff

Brief of P o e ulius . t o Cardinal P ole A D 1 5 4 Vi le p J III , . 5 . da Bai y. Defensio Ordinum Ecclesise An licanas 69 g , p . .

id a De chismate An lican Lib ii 3 nd r V o . 50 S a e . t S g , . , p. , 1 3

o ffere to confirm the En l s oo of ommon ra er An d g i h B k C P y . important part of the said Book w as the Ordinal of the Church o f En land w c had in its reface the st t he g , hi h p a ement that s h ad ret a ne the A ostol c uccess on and t at sh ns i d p i S i , h e took pai t o ensure w ithin her pale that Holy Orders should be ” c o nt nued and re erentl use and esteemed The offer of i , v y d . His Holiness to sanction and authoriz e the w hole book w as t herefore a direct acknow ledgment of the validit y of Anglican r rs The con t on w c he mad e to n O d e . di i hi h Quee Eliz abeth w a s t at she s ould in suc case ac now led e his t h h , h , k g authori y, d th e Reforma n a r m a n tio as d eriv tive f om hi . Clear e id ence has also en rod uce t at OP E v be p d h P Piu s IV . (like his pred ecessor) offered to acknow ledge and sanction t h e Book of Common Prayer on condition that the English n a t ion mad e final appeal to the Holy S ee on questions of ‘ d o c trine ord o e in his c ar e at the Norw c Ass z es . L C k , h g i h i , 4 ' Au ust w r tes Dr. Littled ale stat ed t at he had g , i d h o ft en ear from n l z a e us IV had off re h d Quee Ei b th that Pi . e d t o a ccept the Book of Common Prayer ; and that he had also fre quently conferred w ith nobleman of the highest rank in the

h nsus M i ori n re ord s t he sa me f t a nd s ea s t . o . u fra l c S Alp L g k y ac , p k h w h s rs w r thus r o nised s atholi o f t e P rela tes, o e Ord e e e ec g , a C c ” s h u h i t ll h ime f th s hism S istor of Bi ops t ho g ns a ed in t e t o e c . ee H y e r sies a nd t heir efutat ion are 8 Tra nsla t ed from t he Ita lian H e R , t o h i Mull isho l n M i u . t e ht Re v D oc t . A h o sus ri B r. B o f S p . L g y R g . k, p

fo undla nd 1 857 P . 343 344 . o f New . . p ,

P O e P I nd t h f Common P r er B E. . Vid a p ius V . a e Book o ay . y C M r n n . A. H a i gto , ' P n ea so inst oinin th e Church of ome B icha rd 1 lai R ns aga j g R . y R

F Li l l LL D Not e . e tt ed e . 2 1 2 red rick a , . , p . . Effort s ha ve been mad e by certain persons t o d eprive this statement

b Co e of an value b sa in that h e afterw ard s d enied it . o f fa ct y k y , y y g T h e sole gro und of t his st ra nge allegation appea rs t o be t he follow ing a d mission of Coke t hat his cha rge w as d eficient in lega l accuracy a nd nd b d it s in s le i s . The cha r e conta ined ross errors a a sur ie la w s t y , . , g g ; ’ t l w as rud e a nd ru ed and fa r from a la w er s di lao t h e s y e gg , y a S uch a general stat ement about t he leg al charact er a nd s tyle of a long a ssiz e cha rg e ca n sca rcely in fairness be mad e t o serve as a d enial of ’ a particular reference t h erein to Queen Eliz abet h s rela tions w ith the ’ As t o t he accura c of Co e s sta tement of t he sim le fact the P o pe . y k p , ls n h firm r w itness of Wa i g a m is, moreover, con at o y.

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“ su ect to the urc of tal i w s one in s te of bj Ch h I y. Th s a d pi t h e fact (w hich Bishop Jeremy Taylor records in one of his h L e tters) that those w ho w ere called upon to secede from t e ” h r ol It is also Church accounted t e p ayers good and h y. w or h 1 559 alt ou h t y of remark that at the Visitation of , h g t h ere w ere cler onl the small num er of 1 80 gy, y b lunt re fuse to acce t the reforme omoc The Rev. . . d p d e. J J B , in his Sketch of the Reformation in England (page 304 ) i ht e ven sets dow n the number of malcontent clergy at only e g y, ’ n a nd uotes as his aut or t S t r e s Annals a e 7 3 . o q h i y yp , p g J h F s er s o of Roc ester too the oat of su remac of the i h , Bi h p h , k h p y Crow n ' and in all ro a l t als o P ole F rom the first , 1 p b bi i y j: ear of El z a et unto the ele ent sa d S ir E w ar Co e y i b h v h, i d d k , A ttorney-General (in the trial of the conspirators in the Gun ow er lot all a sts came to ur urc and serv ce p d P ), P pi o Ch h i w t out scru l m se a e seen ornw all s Bedin field i h p e. I y lf h v C i , g , a nd ot ers s a h ten ears t e h ; o th t than, for t e space of y , h y m ade no conscience nor doubt to communicate w ith us m

m Vida A Com nd ious E l ti is B the Rev. illia pe cc esia s cal H t ory. y W P a lm r M f A Ke t o the e . A o orcest er Col Ox ford 2 57 2 58 , . , W l. , , pp. , ; y Know led e of Ch r h is M d r d t b John enr g u c H t ory ( o e n) . E i ed y H y u M t h h urch from Bl nt . A. e c ec 1 3 4 and ist o of t e C , , . , S . , pp. 44 , 5 ; a H ry

t h e (ir chis m h r s n tim J nes et c . Vol. II . to t e p e e t s . By C. A. o , , , 1 g pp . n 1 . ’ ” ls M ur h P orch A o see r. Bennett s series of Articles in The Old Ch c , and in ic ular l x v 4 w h r he sa s This most Vo . IV . No . x i. e , , , p. 07 , e y , remarka la fact ma b d h ntit o Oom y e a d ed , na mely, t a t t his id e y f un ion w a s or a lo r s l Even aft er m f ng p e iod recognised by Ho me her e f. ’ t h e P a al S u rem w as eni d nr s time a nd all throu h p p acy d e in He y VII l. , g t h e rei n of Ed w ard and so f l n of ueen Eliz abet h g , ar as the e eve th year Q , hose w ho A . D . , 1 570, t h ere w as no interru t ion of communion betw een t d h r t t h f t ll both those a e ed o e Re ormation, an those w ho did no . A , of ome a nd those of En land l hou h the difiered in O inion still R g , a t g y p , co mmunica t ed t o eth er I t w l t t e da t e that t he P o e g . as on y a tha t la p by ex communicating Queen Eliz abet h placed the Kingd om of Engla nd ” o ut of communion w ith ome R .

Vida istor of Haresies a nd their f tion et c. et c . Trana 1 H y , Re uta , , 8 l t e d from h It f t M XII . S ec . 1 a t e alian o S . Al h u L uri Ch p ons s . igo . . , , , 83 pp. 3. 334 . 7 4 0 E blish w i s Our sta ed Church . 2 F ootnote Hard c M . 44 , k , { p , p . 953 ’ w ll s t t Tri ls 5 Ho e S a e a , 1 78. 1 6

It is o course nc n e a l at I I shoul a e , f , i o c iv b e th Julius I . d h v mnl sole re nstate An l can relates or t at aul IV . and y i d g i P , h P P ins IV s oul a e ex resse w ll n ess to aut or z e and . h d h v p d i i gn h i confirm the oo of ommon ra er unless those occu a ts B k C P y , p n of the ol S l os t e alue H y ee he d that English Orders had a p i iv v . And evidence ex is ts that a conviction on the same subject ossesse the m nd ofP rn III he not onl p d i o U rba n V . That y a rec ate the c aracter of Arc s o aud but also pp i d high h hbi h p L , admitt ed the authority of that Anglican Prelate to ex ercis e the sacred funct o s of e isco ac is s ow n b the fact t at i n p p y, h y h ’ the papal offer of the Cardinal s hat w as tw ice ma de t o Laud once on the er morn n his re ecessor e and a ain on v y i g p d di d, g his ow n access on to the r mac in 1 633 The same offer is i P i y . ( sa id to have been made t o Bishop W illiams in La ud re l e ar a e 4 9 that somet n dw elle w t n him p i d (Di y, p g ) hi g d i hi w c w oul not suffer t at till om w otherw se t an it hi h d h , R e as i h ” w as at the re en im all The c rcums is referre p s t t e. i tance d to by the Roman at l t r a n d C o c h s o n ar . h i i i , Li g In ass n in ma be w ort ment on n t at OP E NNO p i g, y h i i g h P I cmr'r X L w ho acce e to the a ac in 1 67 6 a e his full , d d P p y , g v ' sanction to the efiorts of Card inal Royas de Spinola t o promot e ’ the nterests f Re- on m ortant concess ons e n ma e on i o uni , i p i b i g d the Roman s de - s mo ement w as ow e er one w hic i r Thi v , h v , h

i u B ha rl bbL ss MA. id a ife of Archbsho a d . C es We e Ba . V L p L y , s h x 3 1 — 3 3 r t h t Indi Colle e Hart et c . C . 7 7 P rofesso in e Eas a g , , , . i . , pp En li h h r h fr m t h A c ssi n f nr V a ls o a His tory of t he g s C u c o e c e o o He y III .

f nv t i n t h ei ht nth c nt u B . . t o t he silencing o Co oca o in e g ee e ry. y G G

P rr M A Canon of incoln etc . Ch . x x vi. S ec. 1 8 . 42 4 and En lish e y, . L , , , , p ; g M n e 1 4 8 h ist or et c B C. o . Churc H y, . y . Y g , p.

A ones ma es mention of ne otiations carried on w ith U rba n C. . J k g w ith r fer nce t o t he uestion of a ro osed Re -union bet w een VIII . e e q p p t ur h s ee istor of the Church from the rea t schis m t he w o Ch c e . (S H y g b n it h P fac e . . A Jo es e . w F t t he r sent t ime B C. . tc re o e . y , , y R Dr K rl Au ust t he erma n D. l. . . . a ase G ttl LL . Vo Li e e , , II , p g H ,

his Kirchen eschicht e . 4 8 oes so fa r as t o sa tha t historia n, in g , p 7 , g y ’ t his P ope s policy for a consid erable t ime w as t o lend hims elf t o nfin n s nd thereb ve rief t o Cat holics but t here P rotestant i a ce , a y ga g ; d u rit f t his sta tement seems but slen er a th o y or .

' h nt edit b n Eirenicon of t he Ei t ee h Cent ur etc . ed 1 Vida A g y, y

m d u ti n 2 8 2 9 . x n Intro c o . Henry Nutcombe O e ha . M. A. , pp , 1 7 apparently more nearly concerned the Germans than the En l s and the d es re and in t s case w oul a e een g i h, i d hi d h v b more difficult of accomplishment ow ing to the fact that the ' rans ha d re ecte e sco ac Inefiect al Luthe j d pi p y. u attempts w ere mad e more t an once to et En lan to u l the d efect h g g d s pp y . Yet one more interesting case ofpapal recognition ofAnglican be 6 rd ers ma c t e . In 1 93 n James . a n d e O y i d Ki g II , h vi g cided t o consult w ell-know n French divines on the subject of perpetu a t n the An l can success on la d the case efore Mons nor i g gc i i , i b ig Harla y (Archbishop of Paris ) and Monsignor Bossuet (Bishop of Meaux w ho a fter n careful cons d erat on t o the matter ), givi g i i , it to the u ment of the l ee orn I referred j dg Ho y S . P nn o c ent efine t at the n w as oun to ma ntain an efen X I I . d d h Ki g b d i d d d the success on as lon as the law s of the n d om un er w h c i g ki g , d i h the An l ca n urc w as esta l s ed ere in force. ad His g i Ch h b i h , w H Holiness held the English Episcopate and priesthood to be n al or sacr le ious t s ud e t w uld of cou se ave i v id i g , hi j gm n o , r , h n s le bee impos ib . P r L M XI h e r nd ersonall o E EN V . 1 769 art l s e a n C T ( ) e i y d i d, p y la o re to r n a t un on b w e n the t w o urc s b u d b i g bou , a i et e Ch he . 1 8

I V S ECTION .

The a tt it ud e o man Roman a ho lic P rela tes in res ect to the subect f y C t p j .

AS S ING from the mon of o es to t at of ar nals w e ma P testi y P p h C di , y fairl c te i Arch s o of anter y i Car din a l Re g nald Po le , bi h p C bur as on th s id e of t ose w ho a e acknow led ed An l ca y, e h h v g g i n r ers Act n un er a al aut or t t o w c w e a e alrea O d . i g d p p h i y, hi h h v dy he con rmed the ft ofconsecrat on alrea es referred, fi gi i dy b tow ed he case of En lis relates His ow n o n in t g h P . d cume t contained he follow n w or s uod ue irre ula rita te et al t i g d Q q , g iis p ms t i is missis non obs a ntibus , n su Ord inibus etia m a bhoereticis ci ici isco is etia m minus rite d u schisma t s m p , , mmodo in eorum col la tiano Ecclesiastica form at int entio sit servata p er eos suscep tis

nt ore the ate anuar 8th 1 555 and the d ocume b d J y , , fact w hich it establishes is borne out by concurrent testimony of the Roman H a stor an S an er. e s s t a the Catholic hi i , d y h t Cardinal con firmed all Bishops made in the previous schism so they w ere ” in t eir rel on It w oul a r Catholic h igi . f d be bsu d to conjecture ole not el e e the r nat ons w c he so that P did b i v O di i , hi h confirmed , l al l m h e rea . Car in o e e No e er 2 5t 1 55 to b d P di d v b , 8 . a far lat er a e w e find the cele rate esu t At g b d J i , Card inal

M morials of Cranmer. A endi 1 8 v F Vid e e p x p 8 . Re . S . . S mith in t he Month Jul 1 893 contenp t ha t these w ords clearl lad o S . J. , , y, , y m err d b t h Ed rdine Ordin Th l Ord ers c onf e y e w a al. e anguage of Julius rd in l P ole h ow ever show s this t o be a mis T t Ca a ta . h u III. o , , ke e B ll a d irect reference t o Bisho s or Archbisho s w h o und makes p , er King ” d Ed ard his son had iv Henry a n w , rece ed t a a dministrat ion of M v d ral Ch urch es . oreo er t he Ed w ardine Ca t he , Ordina l pres erved t he e ssentials of Cat holic Ord ina tion.

' i int e Th e oman ues n th s o se tion. B Rev. T O . T C 1 p R Q y . arter, ' lso A ostolica l u ssion 1 n A. 7 8 79 a cce t he Chur h n l M. , pp , S c of E g and . pdan MA 2 40 hur . H . . 1 rt W a . 2 4 . By Rev. A , pp , 3 1 9

d c alchi bro u t to a con ct on A r ch bis h op O e s , gh vi i a s t o the soundn ess of English Ordinations by the arguments put

h Rev. ir . rela w ne and read n a treat se forw ard by t e S H T y, by i g i

nne the ro ost of r n t Colle e u l n. The Car na l p e d by P v T i i y g , D b i di “ d eclared that he ha d no id ea that there w as so much to be i fa vour of the rders of the An l can urc and a dd uced n O g i Ch h, ’ t hat he could quite und ersta nd S ir Harrys strong feeling on the ” Not sa t sfie ow e er w it t is e x ress on ofo in on s ubject . i d, h v , h h p i p i , h e t oo k pains t o urge upon the Sacred College the importance a nd w isdom of giving their full consideration t o the facts of the c as e ; but unfortunately t hey appear t o have shelved the w hole es t on q u i . I t is interesting t o note that CARDINAL BARBERINI declared t h a t nothing w ould be more agreeable to him than an union be t w een the English and Roman Churches and direct overtures w ere made on the subj ect w ith the concurrence of CARDINAL DE N O U AILLES in 1 7 1 7 w hilst in our ow n times w e find even AL W IS EMAN allow n t at t ere w ere oss l t es CA RDI N i g h h p ibi i i of. r e conciling the Trid entine doctrinal decisions w ith the Anglican - A rt icles " Before .the election of the last ment ioned prelate t o t h e cardinalate he had w ritten a letter to Lord Shrew sbury in - on t h e interests of Re uni . the reface to a w or Car nal de la uz erne In P k by di L , 1 a late ’ A rchbishop of Paris w rote : L Eglise Anglicans fut la seule t est antes ui conser a son E isco at d es sectes Pro q v p p . Of other Roman Prelates there appears t o have been many w h o held the same view respecting English Orders as the digui t a ries already mentioned. 1/ W e may instance the follow ing B onn er ma e sho of on on - B ish op ( d Bi p L d , The t ol c stor an n ar s ea o i Roman Ca h i hi i , Li g d, p ks f B shop Bonner a s having admitted that the consecration of Archbishop Parker

Vid a Validit of the ol Orders of the Church of En land y H y g . By

n o n Ch . x x vi S ec . 3 304 Re v. E. G. Lee , , , p . . Ei h th nt n on of t h e t een Ce ur . Edited 1 An Eire ic g y , w ith Introd uc x m M A o O enha . . . 4 3 ot t n b . N. no e a d 69 t io n, y H , , p , f , p. . S ee a lso — 40 4 2 ond on 1 84 1 . C a t holic U nity, pp . , L , its dos Eve s 1 S nr les Dro que . . 2 0

hrou w om w e trac the En l s S uccess on took la c e (t gh h e g i h i ) p , and tha t it w as performed by Bishops w ho had been “ I t is tr e restored after their deposition. u that Bonn er regarded Anglican Ord ers as schismatical (as Greek also el the Roman C urch but h ll Ord ers are h d by h ), e sti l He all e t a regarded them as va id . ow d h t Anglican priests sa Mas s but es red t at t e s ould be reconc le could y , d i h h y h i d and admitt ed by the Ordinary before they w ere permitted to continue the ex ercise of this functional' I t has been sometimes alleged by opponents of Anglica n Orders that S cory c nsecrator of ar er and ot ers but t at h a s w as the sole o P k h , h e w rat e the first man on w om he l himself consec d by h aid hands . of this is ow e er furn s ed s o ner A refuta tion , h v , i h by Bi h p Bon , s r es S cor as Our elo e rot er o n l t el w ho d e c ib y b v d b h J h , a y ” of hic ester. s ex ress on moreo er ta l s es Bishop C h Thi p i , v , es b i h t hat the Edw ardine rite (und er w hich S cory w as consecrated) n Roman aut or t ood and valid w as, o h i y, g at Monsignor D e D ominis (Archbishop of Spalato and mate of almat a and Croat a in 1 62 0 w rote in answ to Pri D i i ) , er S uarez

d efect um P ast ornm in Ecclesia An lica n nn U rget g s , d e Catholics sit sed id im erite uid em : non ca ret i esse non pos , p q illa necessari s ministris etia m Episcopie at legitime ordina tis er varam abApost olis successionem ; Epis copi enim Romani Catholpci ordinarnnt aliqnos o s ui in reforma tio ne ermanserunt et illi ali s u EpiS OOp q p , o S ccessive, x i sorum Archivia ind ubitatis constat : at sic l it im ut e p eg a fa cts. est minist rorum propagatio ministri enim rite et legitime h b nt verbi et sa cra ment orin i i ibi ordinat i, a e m m n st ra tionem eand em r t eus nam A ostoli p o , q p

A special int erest att aches to the t estimony of Archbishop e om nis as he had a lrea ven Antonio D D i , dy gi practical proof of his belief in the organiz ation of the English Church by

ett er in Ca t h olic Ma az ine Birmin ham Vol V L g , g , . . , 1 834 . rt cles of visita t ion b Bisho Bonner A D 1 A i y p , . . 554 . Art icle x x ix . ’ t Card w ell s Doc ument r of the l e series . a Anna ls Vol. i y , , p , 1 44. ’ Vida Bonner s e ist er F 0 1i0 347 Jul 1 4 1 554 I R g , , y » “ rum F rancisci S ua rez M t nt ic Erro P . er . Ant n Os e p o ium d e Dominis, " i J um S alat ensem . Lond oni . Anno 1 62 Archiepiscop p , 0. 2 1

act n as one of the consecrators of ot Geor e Montei ne i g b h g g , s o of on on and N c ol s F elton is o of El at Bi h p L d , i h a , B h p y, 1 6 am et on ecem er 1 4 1 7 . L b h D b , Mons ign o r Ja cqu e s B enigne Bo s su e t (Bishop o

Meaux 1 6 The V er Rev sre F r. d e R r 7 0 . e olles , y P ib , somet me of t Gene e e and u er or eneral i Abbot S . vi v S p i G of the Canons Re ular of the Con re at on of rance certifi g g g i F , ed by a d eclaration that he frequently heard this Prelate say “ that if the Episcopal succession in England under the Go ernment f romw ell w as w ell ro ed w ic he ha v o C p v , h h d not suffic entl ex am ned t ere w as no difficult a out the alid t i y i , h y b v i y of th e En l s ord nat ons and t a t t e r s o s and r ests g i h i i , h h i Bi h p P i w ere s rul r d a ur The ate of the ert ficat a t y o daine s o s. d C i e w as Ma 2 0 1 2 6 ere alda uez aft erw rd s declare t a y , 7 . P C g a d h t Bisho p Bossuet had no doubts about the succession in Crom ’ w ell s t me all his difficult es a n een ent rel cleare u i , i h vi g b i y d p. T P ére Mar l u a a ut—P as in o ce la Curé of . ac es d ar s , S J q H P i , Bisho p Bossuet stated in 1 699 that if the English clergy w ould submit t o Rome they w ould only require t o be ” ” reco n e l he fact is t at h c l and re a tate . T to t e i d h bi i d , h last the good Bishop admitted the English cla im to the succes sion and w rote in 1 685 t o his art cular fr en P ére ean , p i i d J Mabillon of the A a e d e a nt Germain d es rés i , bb y S i P n ar s a cele rated l t ur olo st w ho w as t en in Rome t at he P i ( b i gi gi , h ), h ha d no difficulty about the ordinations mad e in the time of E w ard and El z a et notw it st an n the retend ed su res d i b h, h di g p pp sion of the Sacrifice and Priesthood among the P ére “ Courayer also testifies that Bishop Bossuet w as much inclined ” to t s s e the An l can and uotes the follow n hi id g i ], q i g w ords of this Prelat e

It is contend ed t hat th e succession of the Ordinat ion w a s int er ru t d Th En lis h ma int ain t h e cont r and a s t o the succession p e . e g ra y ; at t h e be innin f t he schism the maint in that t here is no ifficult g g o , y a d y ” and in t his th e seem t o be in t h e ri h t ' y g . 1

' Vi da S uccession of Bishops ln t h e Church of Engla nd unbroken. B — E C . . n n M. A . 3 6 arri t . y . H g o , , pp A h n lish nd t Disserta tion on the Valid ity of t he Ord ers of t e E g , a of t h e su ss f t h Bis f t h An li Church et c . B cce ion o e hops o e g can , y ’ P . F. Le r di r s ntrod ucti n x x x v Ed . 1 844 . Also Couraye . E to I o , p . . ,

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E V S CTION .

T b ti d he same su j ect con nue .

t Al h ns u Li ri s o ofA atha ound er S . o s u p M . g o (Bi h p g , F of the on re at on of t he Mos ol Redeemer T C g g i t H y ) . he testimony of this learned Divine and Saint of the Roman Church has much value in relation to the subject under con si era t on nasmuc as he can dl adm ts certa n facts to w d i , i h di y i i hich w e a e alread referred and s ea s of the relates occu in h v y , p k p , py g ’ sees by virtue of the orders conferred in Ed w ard the Six th s ” re n at ol c i I i m as C s o s. t s not ew ort t a t he a es ig , h i B h p hy h k such admissions in the course of an attack of some virulence u on the En l s C urc and d oes not e en h nt at an re p g i h h h, v i y ordination M r li ew ise roclaimed t h e innocence of Card inal P ole nd a y, k , p , a r im t En d t his at a e s d ulius . t o send h o lan a e e M que te J III g L g ter e. He arrived soon aft er and a t th e re uest of th e ueen reconciled t he , , q Q , kin m in t o th Church nd absolv d it from schism n gd o aga e , a e o t he V And r w 4 on rmed i e r ees i f S t . e 1 55 n th i s the t ho gil o , ; c fi Ca lic Mala s thou h insta lled in the tim o the schism and reco ni ed y , g e f , g s the sees est bli d b H r All t his w as subse uent l o rm new a she y en y. q y c nfi ed b “ yP a ul I V.

n of the same a er fr m w c t s uotat on In Sectio IV . ch pt o hi h hi q i is en alt ou i uor cont nues his attac on the En lis giv , h gh L g i i k g h C urc in the re n of El z a et he ma es no mention of the h h ( ig i b h) , k ’ Na s ead tor or of an s ur ous consecrat on or ordina g H S y, y p i i t on but t rou out s ea s of the An l can relates s m l as i , h gh p k g i P i p y s o s Bi h p .

Bi h S t rickla n d D D Bis o of Namur . h s s o p , . . ( h p ) T i B i Dr w ell- now n Roman is i r e . G. Lee as a hop s desc b d by F. k

Th is r of eresies nd th eir efuta tion or the Trium h of e H t o y H a R ; , p th r Al honsus M. i uo i e Chur h Transla t ed from t he t alia n of S t . c . I p L g , b th i ht Rev Dr Mulloc Bisho of New foundland second y e Rg . . k, p ( di 4 - e tion blin h x ii. 8 . iii. . 3 3 344 . , Du , C . , 60 . pp 2 4

l relate accused in his l fet me of ansenism but Catho ic P , i i J , re ered reatl after his deat for his lo e of trut c ar t and v g y h v h, h i y, m rat o He e s o of N s o tr c lan ode i n. di d Bi h p Bi h p S i k d m n the uest on of An l can rd ers and ade an e quiry into q i g i O , d nd re ularit a n d one so ma ntained ot t e r al t a . h vi g , i b h h i v i i y g y n lan Bis h op H enr y S t o n or (Vicar Apostolic in E g d). s o tonor ho w as one of t ose w ho el the suffic enc Bi h p S , w h h d i y o f the Ordination formularies of the Prayer Book of the Estab lished urc ma nta ned in r nt t at as far as he had Ch h, i i p i h , en u red he w as w ll n to el e e t at the urc of En land q i , i i g b i v h Ch h g ” at re suffici nt and al d He ied a ccord n to rd n ons w e e . O i i v i i d , i g rector Marc 2 9 1 the Roman on 5 6. Di y, h , 7 Mon sign or Colbert (Bishop of Montpellier) furnished t estimony to the same subj ect in the Catechism published by his a ut or t for the use of the cler of his ocese 1 701 art 1 h i y gy di ( , P ,

h. . ec . C S ec. 7 . 2 97 a fo low s S Ed . s l : ii , iii , , p ,

D ma nd s V us n uv z n e . o e po e pas nier au moins que la S uccessio ’ ’ Apostolique ne convienne a plusie urs Evéques d e l Eglise qu on nomme ’ An licans msme d e uis u ile se sont s a rés d e l communion de g , p q ep a ’ i in Ré ’ l s e . o e c l Eg e Roma p ns . J conviens qu il pent y a voir quelq ues ” d e v u ui uns e c s E éq es q a ient cett e succession. 1:

Bis h o Joh n iln er D F is o of p M , . D . S . A . (B h p astaba l 1 803— 1 82 6 is also coun amon t e h d C a, ) ted g hos w o hel h same iew He w rote z t e v . §

S he [t he Anglican Church] t ea ches t hat the Ord ers of her ministers ha ve d escend ed from t he Apo st les a nd are ap int ed by God ; and t ha t th e pow er given to t hem in t he ceremony o Ordina tion is d ivine ” nti ll necessar t o her ex ist enc a nd esse a y y e . The Ord er of the P r iest hood is conferred in the follow ing w o rd s of ” S cri t ure a reeabl to the Roma n P ozui oa l ec eive t he ol h t p , g y fi , R H y G os , etc .

Vida dit of the ol Ord ers of th h urch f n Vali y H y e C o E gla nd ,

2 76. p . Lee fr m ma n th u b r F . o o C M i oted D . G a a olic z n f Q y . R aga e. Vida Theo hilus An licanus or Inst ru i n for the oun 1 p g ; , ct o Y g Ch h d Br n f t B S tud ent concerning the urc an t he Anglica n a ch o i . y

hris t o h r ord w orth D. D. Bis ho of incoln . 1 8 fourt eent h C p e W s , ( p L ) . p 9 ( ed ition, rs P rebend a r 84 3 32 0 d o Let te to a y, 1 , p . , an N te. 2 5

I n defending the Church of England against the charge of ns ous and lat tud nar an r nc les s o Mlne mad i idi i i i p i ip , Bi h p i r e use o f the follow ing remarkable ex pressions respecting his “ oppon ents : If they w ill not be good Roman Catholics I am desirous that they should remain good Church of England men e n con nced t at there the sacre cod e o f , b i g vi h by d e ela t on w ll be muc less olated nd he u l c e ce R v i i h vi , a t p b i p a and happiness much more efectually This P relate A ril 1 2 6 died o n 9 1 8 . p ,

i h Ja m e s D o le D D s o of l a re and B s o p y , . . (Bi h p Ki d Le i hlin w ho to the d a ofhis d eat a ears to a ve c er s e g ), y h pp h h i h d '

a st ro n afiection for the C urc of En lan " eclare in. g h h g d, d d 1 8 2 4 :

s union i e bet w een t he Churches of om nd E l d is Thi [ . . R e a ng an ] ’ n t diffi ult t t o man o s o c as i a ppears y. And h e goes on to ex press the opinion that the points of “ difference are a pparently not the most import ant and the failure in union has been ow ing more to princes than priest s ” stat e ol c a d iff ren e f elief more to p i y th n a e c o b . 1 His sentiments are ex pressed at great length in an " ex cee din l c ar t a le lett er on the U nion of the C urc es g y h i b h h , a in hanc llo th Ex che uer d ressed t o Mr. Ro son e r of e d b , C q aft er w ards Earl of R on 1 8 33 und er ate Ma 1 3 1 82 4 ( ip , ) d y , , D and published in the ublin Evening P ost of May 2 2 . Acco rd n t o the Roma n Cat ol c w r t er Ox enh am t ere i g h i i , , h is ood rea son to el e e t at he did not come forw ard . g b i v h

ter t o His Emine nce Card ina l is m n b A elb P u in Let W e a y Mr. . W y g F ru w herein t hese w ord s uot ed ar are . ( eb y, q 1' Vid e An U nex pected Disclosure of th e last d ays of the celebrat ed

E. C Ald en D le et . . . r. Doy , c ( ) isho Do le st ated in remar able lan ua e w hat be conceived B p y . k g g , w ould be t he result of a n union bet w e en t h e Romish a nd English z “ h e l t h h sm w h e r n l nd fr m th h h s vi . t o a e sc i ic h s a at es E a o e C urc e , p g s d ce nt re of unit and t ha t once efieoted our id ola t r a nd ource an y, , , y h w l rt d isa ar Vid e An Eir n con f h er her esy ou d sh o ly ppe . e i o t e E d b t nt Cent ur P ro osal for Ca tholic Communion. d ite Eigh ee h y. p y A 4 nt r d u t x h m M . 3 o i n . O en a . . c o H . N , , p , I . t h l M s ll n 1 82 4 2 34 u t b Dr P use t 1 7 o ic i ce a . . o ed a . 1 Ca y, , p Q y . y pp

1 8 ofhis Eirenicon. he tac con urrence at least of the ol S ee a nd w ithout t it c H y , the result proved that he w as far from speaking for himself ”

alone .

I n the follow ing year he made the follow ing open d eclaration . before a Committee ofthe House of Lord s

As a Christ ian Church p ossessing a H iera rchy a nd prea ching t he d octrin s f t he oS el I res ect it the Church of En land a nd e o G p , p [ g ] est eem i mor t h n n th Chur h in t h e U niverse se arat ed from t e a a y o er c , p t h f m ” e see o Ro e .

In 1 8 1 5 th Rev Goli tl a Roman a t ol c riest in e . . C P gh y, h i P hut e on on re r nt ed a lon ex tract of a Char e Dr. L d , p i g g by S Barrington (Anglican Bishop of D urham) in the int erests o f Re-uni n f this relat e is o o le w rot e t a t w en o . O P , B h p D y h , h “ d in he co uld d e art w it the ra t urous lan ua e of y g, p h p g g o o ol imeon h as d d . He add ed Ma the av our w o h g S , y S i left us in the record of His Gos el His ow n anx ous ra er p , i p y

for the U n on - of His d sci les romot e nd ros er the lessed i i p , p a p p b w ork of Catholic

Bis h o t B in D O B a V car e er a e s . D . S . p P , . , . ( i A ost ol c i En land i i d Dr G. L ll p i n g ) s c te by . F. ee as w e know n by many w ho w ere personally acquainted w ith him to ha ve held the opinion that Anglican Ord ers are valid -l He ed on Au ust 6 di g ,

A rc h bis h o urra D D Arc s o of u l n in p M y , . . ( hbi h p D b i ) , a lett er t o the is o of Gloucest er in 1 839 w r te § B h p , , i s as follow s

A Church li e the Established Church of En land w hic h ha , k g , , ving reserved a llt ha t is essentia l ossesses a suc cession o Bisho s a nd P s p , p f p a stor , ca n occu common round w ith our Chur ches w here d iss n n p y g , e ti g bodies ” ha ve but litt le ho e for a bett er fu ur p t e.

Vida An Eirenicon of the Ei ht eenth Cent ur Ed g y. it ed by Henry t mb x - Nu co e O enh am . nt rod u tion 39 F oo c . . note I , p t .

Vid e Validit of th e ol Ord ers of the Church of Ea land b 1 y H y g , y D r F G . Lee . . . , p 2 77 . The Ca t holic Direc tor Ecclesiastic l e ist r t a R e e . c S . ee . 3 i I y, g , , ii 95 Anniversa ries, p . This w a s ublishe d b th e Archbish o . 8 68 Lee Validit p y p , y, etc 2 Note p . 77 . 2 7

Before a Parliament ary Committee the Archbishop e x pres sed his d esire for unio n bet w een the Church of Ro me la n d i r o ZE a ll a nd En d an n a lette t Mr. ne s Ma c onne g ; , d , he s tat ed that w ere the Church of England people true t o the r nci les la d ow n in t e r ra er oo the d octr nal p i p i d h i P y B k, i differences w hich a ea r consid era ble but a re not w ould soon , pp , , be

(From t h e present edit ion th e compiler ex punges the t estimony of Bis ho S t rossma er for t he follow in rea sons : a S o me l rned ritics p y , g ( ) ea c ’ o n t h e Anglican sid e a re of o pinion t hat t h e Bishop s hypoth etic met hod o f a rg ument is of: ins nfii cient w eight in illust rat ing t he fact s for w hich t his lit tle w ork cont end s ; (b) t here a re spe akers and w riters on t he R1 man sid e w h o cla im that t h e passa ge w a s ori ina ll or ed b so me rson un now n Of t heir reas ons for g y f g y pe k . t hinkin so t h m iler h s s e n ls w He is not convinced g e co p a pok e e here . t ha t t h eir c onclusio n is s u ort ed b sa t is f t or evid ence but h e pp y a c y , o mits t h e pa ssage as a concession t o t hose w ho ha ve honest d oubt s a s t o its t rue a uthorship )

An irenicon of t he Ei ht nth Centur w ith nt rod uction b E g ee y, I y A 6 m . x M. . 9. . N enha H . O , , p ECT N V I S IO .

- ' P et ras Cudsemius on Ca t holic Ord er in the English Church Ad missions

o D e o r Th Dr . ban S a nd er a v rt a nd es e a o . u h Ur f , np , C sy; c se f . Go g

To the t est mon of o es ar nals Arc s o s and i y P p , C di , hbi h p s o s ma be a e t at of man ot er learne Roman Bi h p , y dd d h y h d l n la Catholics both c erical a d y. t u d s emi came to En lan in 1 608 and in the Pe r s Cu us g d , follow ing year w rote of the Anglican Episcopat

' Wit h re ard to t he Cath olic ord er t her e is a etua l line o t heir , p erp f ” Bish n a t law ul succession o a stors received h ur h ' q , he f f p from t e Ch c . 1

R v ch ola s S a n d er D D J . freel adm ts t at e . N i , . S . , y i h Anglican Orders w ere confirmed by Cardinal Pole in the cas e a ll Bisho s w hich ha d been mad e in the former schism f of p , i s o t e w ere Cat ol c in t e r ud ment of rel on a s w ell as t h y h i h i j g igi , h e ” ew s o r cs w c in enr ha r six n Bi h p i hi h K g H y d c eated. 1 As this confirmation w as made in obedience t o an instrument set fort h ’ (as w e have show n already) in the Pope s ow n name and auth or t the er mention of the c rcumstance ma be a cce i y, v y i y pted ’ r ander s record of the reali as D . S ty of the Ord ers in n questio . R t r D V r ev . Ch ris o h e a v n ort D D at er e y p e p , . . (F h lare o ned the F ran F rancis of S t . C ) j i ciscan Order at Ypres in 61 7 and w as r nc al rofessor of eolo at 1 , P i ip P Th gy Doua y in

It is a d eeply int eresting fact tha t many priest s of t he English Church ad mitted to the Church of ome have firml a nd ersi , R , y p st e ntly refused t o be re-ord ained and some of t hese have not w ithst a nd i ; , ng , been permitted by t heir superiors t o c ont inue the ex ercis e of sace rd ota l d t io funct ions in th e Church of their a op n. Tra ct b De D rate. Calvini Cause . at us revis . Ca . ii. 1 0 1 espe p , p . 8 .

n li ii. . 3 3: De S chismat e A g cano . Lib. , p 06 . 1 62 6 He a ears to a e een er i hl re ar e in his . pp h v b v y h g y g d d Order in w c he el the res ons le ost of En lis P ro , hi h h d p ib p g h vin t an four times He w as th e aut or e t een cial no less h . h of igh w or eolo Answ er n o ons ma e e ks in Th gy. i g bj ecti d against th An l can form of r nat on as nsuffic ent he refers to the g i O di i i i , Greek Ca tholic form (as being unlike the Roman) and adds

ne h ow ever d enies t h t th ri h i us N0 o , , a ey are g tly orda ned , beca e t Th e hey have t he subst ance . sa me appears t o be t he right conclusion res in t he An li n form us d in t his un r pect g [ g ca ] e co t y. And further :

sit n of hands is essential b the ons t f n l The impo io , y c en o ear y all i s in this office d ul observ “ w rit ers , w h ch i y ed . Father Davenport -f ex plains that in the ‘ Anglican consecration the Archbishop pronounces the w ords w ith the imposition of ” hands of several Bishops .

n s Cr O S B Con ent of S t . Gre or R v S r e u es s . . . e . e y, ( v g y in Doua aris in 1 653 u l s ed the second ed t on of a w or y, P ) p b i h i i k lo s s U nd er the n i entitled Ex omo ge i . headi gs given n a Table of Content s at the end of the book the follow ing appear A Reflecti u on th d 9 . on e l nis s n e S ec 1 ca . Ca t a ut ran . , p p vi L h e r first disadvanta e in m f th En l C urc es . co ar son o e s h h Th i g , p i g i h 0 A ar C urc S ec . 1 ca . 1 . ent w ant ea renounc n of h h. 1 , p pp y , i g a law ful succession of Ecclesiastical Governors and Teachers ” a r ns and alvinist s In mong Luthe a C . the second of these chapters Father Cressy w rites

A second t hing w herein t he Luth erans a nd Calvinist s agreed to disa r t h t h e Church o En la nd w a s t heir w ant f B ho a nd b g ee w i f g o is p s, y co la w u l ord a ine cler This w n n nien e so nsequence of a f l y d gy. a s an i co ve c h rd t o be d i est ed b m nd h d n r much t he more a g y ee, a w ich d eserve eithe ex u mmisera tion be ca use b r a son of t h r w a nt o f Bis s c se nor co , y e ei hop at their first pret end ed Re formations t h ey ca me t o tha t shamelessnesse

The Articles of th e Anglican Church para phra stica lly consid ered hrist o h r D v n rt D D and B C e a e o . rin d b v E. ined . . e t e Re ex pla y p p , R p y . le XXXV : Ex l n ion G. Art ic a at . L L . e D . e , . C I p 6 a of ei ht -tw o 1 He died in 1 8 0 at th e ripe ge g y . 1 The first d isad vant age or point of difference from t he English Chur r Cress re a rd ed a s rivate int er ret at ion a art from ch , F . y g p p , p traditi n f boo s of ol S cri t ure . o , o k H y p

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finally came to the formal d ecision that they w ere both valid ’ and sufficient and t r f r d cl r in v r e e o e e a ed fa ou of Dr. ou s , h G gh Pr esthood at er Gou t eref re cont nued ex ercise i . F h gh h o i the of his sacerdotal duties w ith the consent of his ecclesiastical superiors ; and his right t o d o so w as openly upheld by the V car General of the Arc diocese f aris and the Rev i h o P . A am An o i i n ar s m r l bbé D as . ppos t o o e a ong a pa ty of il informed malcontents and the w ole uestion w as a a n , h q g i referred to a select commiss ion of other Doctors of th e S or onne but w t ex actl the same result the une u ocal b , i h y , q iv ud ment e n t at An l ca n Ord ers w ere alid and t at j g b i g h g i v , h Dr t erefore ru h alue f . Gou w as a t e r e st . T e o suc gh, h , p i v h t estimony may be estimat ed w hen it is remembered that the decision w as passed by w hat a learned w riter on t he subj ect calls the most renow ned and compet ent theological school of Latin V R h D B r ev . Jo n S k i r . D e y d m o e , . , . C . L t erw se no n as L a n d e Ma rtin w F . e d er 8 o (O h i k . , ’ r tionie n liee r Cong ega A g Benedictinorum P r esses genera lzs. Prio o re or t ular r f th li r f S . G g y ; Ti Prio o e Catho c Chu ch of n r ur A t - esi n ism r He Ca t e o ate of C a German . w as b y ; bb D g , y) sent the ol S ee in 1 632 w t the ex ress sanction o by H y , i h p f C arles t o o ta n nformat on a o ut t he En l s urch h I, b i i i b g i h Ch He ha d communications w ith Archbishop Laud (of w hich fre uent ment on is mad e in the tat e a ers and re orted q i S P p ), p that th e greater part of the Anglican articles of faith are t ruly o x He d rew a clear line t n rthod o . be w ee the Prot estantism of ssent and the fa t and usa e of En l s Cat hol cs for after Di i h g g i h i , mentio ning many items of agreement w ith points of d oct rine in the Roman Church he added

Th e t he An licans reverence the rimitive hur h y [ g ] p C c , a nd unani mous consent of t he a ncient fath ers and a ll t radit ions and c eremonies

Le e Validit of the ol Orders of t he Church of En l , y H y g and . Ch.

ec . 1 . 2 97 . x x vi. , S , p

' Fa ther eand er to ether w it h his coa d ut ors of th e same Ord er 1 L ( g j , Fat h er P rest on and Fat h er David) w as for some t ime an energ etic f th e oat h of lle ianc Vid a Es s - supporter o a g e . say on the Re union of m 2 nd series 1 2 4 Christ end o ( ) , p. . 32 w hich can be sufi ciently proved by te st imony of ant iquity; ad mit a set tled it ur t n ut f th oman itur distinction f Orde rv L gy a ke o o e R L gy ; o , Bis o s P r iest s a nd Dea cons in dist inct ha bit s from t he la it a nd h p , , y; ” divers oth er points in w hich no t ransmarine P rot est ant s d o agree .

F at er mo e d e 1 h S kid r i d in 635 .

R an rator an r est of Arez z o ev . Gr eg orio P a nz a ni ( O i P i ; subsequently Bis hop of Mileto) w as sent in 1 634 by Po pe r an V t o n at e w it l the En lis Go ern U . e ot har es I . b III g i h C , g h v ment and s o s w t nstructions t o re ort u on the con d Bi h p , i h i p p i tion of the English Roman Catholics and the Establish ed urc He w as rece ed ver fa oura l the n a nd Ch h . iv y v b y by Ki g, had several int erview s w ith S ir Francis W indebank (Secret a ry f e and t c es er h o tat Mon a ue s o of C t . T e S ) g , Bi h p hi h King ex pressed much regret at the separation of the Rom an and An l can hurc es and ir ranc s nformed a t h er g i C h , S F i i F Pans eni that but for the Jesuits and Puritans an union might eas l be effecte at er P anz ani re lied t at w t re ard t o t h e i y d. F h p h i h g “ Jesuits it is not improbable that His Holiness w o uld sa cr fice their nt erest in the ros ect of so fa r an ac u s t o i i p p i q i i i n . s o Monta ue assured him t at ot the Arc s o s t h e Bi h p g h b h hbi h p , s o of ond on Dr Juz on and all ot er mem ers of t h e Bi h p L ( . ), h b An lican E sco at e but t ree w ere fa oura le t o an unio n o f g pi p h , v b the urc es P anz ani re ort ed the w hole of the c rcumsta n Ch h . p i c es to his su er ors at Rome and w as direct ed to con e t h p i , v y e ex pression of their satisfaction to the English Bishops assuri ng t em t at His ol ness w oul make no unreasona le deman d s h h H i d b , ' but content imself the essent als of his r mac a h w ith i P i y, nd ” e s i n Card such privil ges a w ere annex ed to it j ure d vi e . inal ar erin w arml ex ressed his a ro al of the ro o sed un io n B b i y p pp v p p , and P anz ani w rot e t o His Em nence on Jul 1 6 1 636 sa n i y , , yi g t a e a h t h w s cont ent t o grow grey in accomplishing it . ’ The follow n r ef assa e from t s r est s Memo rs i g b i p g , hi P i i ,

’ ’ ’ in r d tin Clarend Wind eba nk s MS Fathe Lea n er s ha nd w ri g . o n s ’ S t l i 2 n M Butl r s Boo of t e 0 d i . e h a t P a rs Vo . . 7 . uot e r e e p . , p . Q C. k

oma n at holic Church . 2 . R C , p 33

bears on the subject under consideration in the present treatise. In this S ervice [the Anglican] it must be allow ed w hen it came t o be re ularl or aniz d t here w a s a d en a nd d i nit w ell d g y g e , ec cy g y, a apt ed t o the seda t e and hil hi h r r h lis h p osop c c a a cte of t e Eng people. The " Churches w ere t he sa me th ord er o t he h era r h rema in d t he a m , e s f i c y e s e.

V r Rev t r W a l r er of . F rancis . e y . Pe e s h . (O d S e sor f f Dr f s o n t . Matt r er l ro O . ew a An can P Divi i y ) h P k , g i Arch s o of ant er ur Fat er W als w t h bi h p C b y, h h rites o t e effect t at he a m ts the al and canon cal c aracter of his or er h d i v id i h d s, and sa s You must not ersua e ourself t at do y , p d y h I a t a ll reflect u on his ord nat on He a s p i i . dd

W ere t o deliver m o inion of t his matt er or w ere it m I y p , y purpose t o s e a th ereof w ould cer ta inl eel m se bound in ons e p k , I yf y lf c ci nce (for a nything t ha t I kno w yet ) to concur w it h t hose w ho doubt not the or dina tion o Bisho s P r iests a nd Dea cons in the P rotest t hur h o f p , , a n C c f Eng la nd to be a t leas t va lid I have w itha l observed not hing of truth alleged by t he obj ectors w hich might in t he lea st pe rsua d e any ma n w h o is ac qua inte d w it h t he know n divinity or d octrine of our resent school bes id es w hat Rich a rd us Arma cha nus lon since w rit p ( g ) , - a nd w it h t he annals of our oman Church unless era d ventur h R , p e, e u d t urn so frant i a t h me as t o uestion ev n t h v li t w o l c t e sa , q e e a di y also ” o f our ow n ordinat ion in the said oman Ch urch rate R , " To this view as t o the validity of Anglican Orders Father als stead l a ered The follow n ex ress ons are f W h i y dh . i g p i rom his lat er w ritin s ea n of revent n n offen g . Sp ki g p i g givi g ce to Ro man Cat ol cs the att tu e ta en u him he sa h i by i d k p by , ys Wh ere t hey shall meet the t itles of Right or Most Illust rious and Most everend iven b me to the ord Bisho of incoln d R , g y L p L , I esire n id r them t o co s e my reas ons . had bout t w lve ears since in t he P reface t o m ist or I , a e y , y H y of the rish emonst ra nce ublicl in rint ac no w led ed m o inions I R , p y p , k g y p r to be t ha t the o d ina tion of t he P rotesta nt Chur ch. of Engla nd is va lid mea ning it mrd oubted ly to be so according bot h t o t he public d octrine of t h e o ma n Cat holic S ch ools t hemselves a nd the Ancient it uals of R , R

Memoirs of P anz i Tra nsla t ed and ed it ed w ith nt r u an . , I od ction

v os B r n t on nt rod . 1 . F th r Berin t n e h e i . . 7 a e o by Re . J p g I p ( g w as a ” d d l r n nd i t Roma n P riest of a cknow le ge ea ni g a p e y. Vida An

on of t he Ei h nth Cent ur . nt rod . . 1 2 ootnote Eirenic g tee y I , p , f . )

The istor and Vindication of t he o al Formular or Iris 1 H y L y y, h

F t h P et er Walsh et c . P refat or ad d Remonst rance etc . B a er r s , y , , y e s, p. x iii. 3 4

l th li h h nd k d th s s f a l Ca o c C urc es, Lat in a Gree ; nay, an t o o e Ritual o all the Oriental eterod ox Churches too as Morinus l rned H , , a ea

Orat oria n, ha th record ed t he m. He gives in full a letter of the Roman Catholic Archbisbup of Gnesne and Primate of Poland to Archbishop Sheldon of anter ur da te ul 1 1 1 6 5 e nn n Reverendissime ci C b y, d J y , 7 b gi i g, I llustrissime Domino Amice Colendissime and endin , g, Reverend iss imre oi I llus tr issi mce Domina tioni osetra s a dd itiss i mus ci tester p a ra tiss imus And ra cas Olsz ousky Archiep iseopns s s i h l r is on o en u r ou h en Gne nen s . T e ette e f q i y ab t t e anci t r le es of the e f ant r ur p ivi g S e o C e b y.

A a W als w r tes a n t er . g i , F h h i e d o not so fa r as co m reh end d en tha t the the An li a n W , I p , y y [ g c ” Prelat e s be true Bisho ] p s. 1

V er Rev . re S n ell a rt S . T . P rofessor of y Pe e s , (P stor uva s r the n on 1 Hi o n a e same o . I n 8 His y, L i ) h d pi i 6 4 Eminence Cardinal Casanate w rote to the Bishop of Castoria to now w at he t ou t on the su ect of An l can r ers The k h h gh bj g i O d . s nsult e his t w o fr en s nellaerts and A u Bi hop co d i d S rna d. ‘ ’ S nellaert s re l ed t at the fa ct is out of d s ute and ma n p i h i p , i ’ tained tha t the form used in King Edw ard s Ritual contained a rdinat n ll that w a s necessary for o io .

P ref t F rs P rint ed Anno 1 686 . a ce o our Let te . ' uot ed b F V l dit of the ol Ord he D . . Lee a i ers f t r. G o 1 Q y , y H y En Chur h of land . 2 70. c g , p E N V II S CTIO .

' Dr A T orres ond ence o S orb Doctors h . rna ud s estimony C p f onne w it Archbishop Wa ke in resp ect to Re w nion Decla ra tions of Co urayer A r o t e me Le Gr ice on the En lish P r i sthood pp ovals f h sa g e .

T octor of the V r R r e Ar nau d S . . P . e y ev . Pe , (D S or onne w rot e to the s o of Castoria no less em at call b ) Bi h p ph i y, and his te st imony is chiefly int erest ing as embracing the a ctual period about w hich some modern controversialists have made the most tion cont en .

’ The ct viz t hat the Bis h s in ueen Eliz a beth s time w er o fa , op Q e c nse crated b r ue isho s a a rs to me y t B p , pp e V octor of h r r Du P in S . T . P . t e S or e y Rev . Pe e , (D bonne — n F at er Du P in and t ree ot er ). I 1 7 1 7 h h h d oct ors of the Sorbonn e ex pressed to Archbishop W ake their w ish for a union of the Church of F rance w ith the Church of England as the most effectual means to unite all the W ester n Churc He eclare t at the eolo cal hes . d d h Th gi F aculty a t Paris w ould be in armon w t suc an o ect an h y i h h bj , d that the l n er of elon e to accomp ishme t th e b g d God . The object met w t t he a ro al of His Em nence Car inal d e Nouailles i h pp v i d , Ar c s o of P ar s . In a ress n the An l can Arc s o hbi h p i dd i g g i hbi h p, Father Du P in adopted the tone of one w riting t o a Catholic Prel l ” ate and s ned one . of his etters our son in hr s , ig y C i t tune st l u Res ct n the or ( in Chri a fi i s). pe i g w k by Bishop For es of Ed n ur ent tled Consid era tiones Mo b i b gh, i d estes ci P aci D P in ex tro um etc. u resse hi fiers Con versa ri , p d mself thus to His Grace The s o seems t o be of the same m , Bi h p ind as ou and for the w ole su ect of the w or turns on t s t y I, h bj k hi , o show t at the contro ers es et w een us ma eas l be settled h v i b y i y ,

Vid a The S uccession of Bisho s in the Church of En l p g and unbroken, b E . C t on A. . 4 . y . Harring , M. , p 6

f onl the fa rer t eolo ans are ear on oth s es if y i h gi h d b id , d ctat on s a vo d e and w e are led not art s r t but b i i i i d, , by p y pi i , y ” l he w ole t ow n re ort e o e .of see n the trut T v ki g h , p d r smun uv r a la n t o the r t s Em as s in D . O d Bea oi (Ch p i B i i h b y ar s t o the Arc isho r n s of an un on and man o e nl P i ) hb p, i g i , y p y d i n ct o er 2 2 nd 1 1 8 th e s a m e eclare a t e w s t . O th t h y i h O b , 7 , w rot e to His Grace e Du P in and De G rard n a re , Th y [ i i ] ex tremely sa tisfied w ith the account of t he succession of t h e ” En l f w er i error a out i F or ore t e e n t. g ish Bishops. be h y b The same year Du P in w rote to the Archbishop

I w as ex tremely pleas ed w it h w ha t you w ere s o good as t o w rit e t o me so eloquently and acc ura t ely about t he elec tion a nd c onsecra tion of t h isho s in En land It d s not seem t o me t o d ifier much fro m e B p g . oe ust ms w hi h fl h h t m f Ch rl m ne s is l t he c o c ouris ed in t e i e o a e ag , a c ear from the Ca it ulars f d h fo l n Em erors a nd th e formq p o this a n t e l ow i g p , f r ulfus And ca nnot sufficient l raise th e reca utions w hi h o Ma o . I y p p c you use to prevent a ny unw orthy person from stea ling int o th e Epis co t Would t hat Bisho s w ere rov d in t he sa me w a ever w a e. e h p p p y y e re , f r the w er ns “ be o e y e co ecra ted .

Du P in drew up a Commonitorium approving tw enty-t hree of the En lis art cles as t e stand and a mitt n g h i h y , d i g the remain er w t ex lanat on d i h p i s.

‘ R r D ir d in S T octor of the v e G a r . . P r e . Pe e , . (D S o — h onne . In an ration to t e ot er or onne octors b ) O h S b D , this learned Fa ther recommend ed union betw een the English and m n In e em r 1 8 h ddressed i Ro a urc es. c e 1 e a Ch h D b , 7 , h mself as w s Dr e An l can Arc s o of n er ll . a fo o t o W ak , g i hbi h p C t bury

You can ha rdl thin most illust rious P relat e w ith w h t y k, , a joyit filled t h lea rnt at la st from our most le ed l t us, at w e , y arn e t er, t hat t he conse t h En lish Bish o s in d ue suc si n fr cra ion of t e g p , ces o om t he first founds ion t he f rmation as t h e s ea is su rt d b t t o e o o e th e . t st R ( y p k) , pp y e imony of public d ocument s ; so that th e enemies of ecclesias tica l union h a ve no round on t his h e a t leas t t o dist urb t h mmu g , ad , e co nion of mind s and ” o f reli ion now t o be renew e d amon Christian g , g a "

Vide The Church of En land et c . an Eireni on in g , ; c , a Let t er to the

f h b E. B P — Aut h r o t e Christi n ea r . us o D. t a e D. e c 2 3 Y , y y, , . , pp. 5 2 36 ’ ’ also Ma claine s Translation of Mosheim s Ecol istor V l . H y, o . V — A nd ix iii . 1 46 6 Ed ppe . pp. 1 8 ( . ' — I bid . 2 31 2 6 1 , pp 3 . 37

V r Rev r ierre F ranc ois L Coura r e . e e e y P P ye , * A e D D Canon of the Au ust n an of S t . Gene e e near . . ( g i i bb y vi v , ar s rofess of eolo and ustod an f th A e P i P or Th gy, C i o e bb y rar — H d l r at attac ment t at oli t Lib y) . e ec a ed th h o C h c uni y ” o l e him t o el to the trut res ect n An l can rd ers b ig d yi d h 1 p i g g i O , and he u l s e a learne olume in t e r efence The fol p b i h d d v h i d . low ing are some of his utterances as to his unqualified belief in their validity The ad vantag es w hich w ould arise from the Re -union of t he Church of Engla nd w it h us ough t naturally t o incline us t o fa vour w ha t ever tend s t r v v d h i Ministr I t w ill b o p o e t h e ali ity of t e r y. e easy to d ec id e w ha t ought t o be t hought of the pract ice of many Bish ops w ho re-orda in the English and I think men w ill be eas ily convinced by the proofs w e have rod uced that t his cust om is cont rary t o all t he r iv m t - n ece ed a x ims o t he Church in he ma tt er of lie ord i a tions , a nd that it is found ed onl u on him rical fact s u on ini n r y p c e , p op o s tha t a e ” aband oned and u on d oubt s t hat have no found at ions As t o t he , p . 1 doubt it can h ve no l s lon s t here are roo s o certa i tha th a p ace , o g a p f s n t e Ordina tion w as erformed b Bisho s d ul consecra t ed and tha t all w p y p y , as there obs erve w hi h uld ntial t o is ram n and this i d c co be esse th S ac e t ; , t a rs m b n s d t l a ve n h pea to e , has ee o emonst ra ed as t o e o W en crina s w as at ome in 1 639 h e found a Con re ation esta blish ed t o R , , g g ex min f t io w t h r f a e int o the validit o the ree Ord ina n. It as e e o y G k , re , doubt ed of at tha t t ime ; and ought w e t o ha ve given w eight t o such a doubt a ainst these An lica n Ordin tions o w hich no r ea sona ble divine g [ g ] a , f ” can quest ion the va lidity II

A ce rt ain Ordination ma es a certain Bisho and a. man is t rul a k p , y Bisho w hen h is n it h t But t he Or dina tion in uest io n p e o e w certa in y. q is certa in for every Ordination is cert ain w hen it includ es w hat is essent ia l t o Ordi tion t hat is t o sa im osit i n of h nd ra r nd na , y, p o a s, p ye , a the C ns ra t or But such is th e E lish Ordina ion as has been show n o ec . ng t , at rea t len t h t hrou h out t his trea tise d all th ose w ill be able t o g g g , an a s convince themselves w ho w ill ta ke t he t rouble t o investigat e t he f ” act s . 1 It is of cours false in a t th o not cknow l d e in their , e , aga th ey d a e g Priest s t he pow er of ofiering such a sa crifice [t he Eucha rist] and that their rd in tion d s not nf r t F o r t his ow er is includ ed in t hat O a oe co e i . p

‘ V d h r rter l Review 1 83 l D 6 . l in u h ua Vo ied 1 76 i e Artic e C c Q y , 8 , . XVI

' Mr l M h 4 2 4 etter to il ia ms P a ris arc 1 1 7 . 1 L . W , , , A er ti n n he alid t of h d rs of t he En lish and of I Diss ta o o t V i y t e Or e g , the i n f h t h An li n h h P S uccess o o t he Bis ops of e g ca C urc , et c . , by . ’ Le Cour A re 2 1 — 2 2 ayer ( uthor s P face) , pp. .

I bid . 2 00 . 2 07 . 2 1 2 , p. ; ll p ; 1 p .

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Mo l t s Aut or of the Nouvelles Rev . Pere De s e ( h Littera ires w as also stron l on the same s e s ea n of the ) , g y id , p ki g criticism of opposition to Anglican Ord ers as sound and ” u o s w lst he c aracter se the rea sons in t e r fa our j dici u , hi h i d h i v “ as overw helming in their force a nd as being pushed to ” t n demonstra io . r d V illiers Censor on une 1 4 1 72 6 Rev . Pe e e ( ) , J , , ’ issued an Approbat ion of Pere Courayer s Dissert ation in d efence of the English Succession and Priesthood -f P t Jo h n L e ri of Rouen in a letter to Rev . e e C e s ( ) , a fr en in France in 1 796 w rote oll w s res ect n the i d , , as f o p i g urc of En lan her ser ces and her min str Ch h g d, vi , i y

Though t he S acred S acr ifice is not ofered a s frequentl as in the Roma n a tho lic Chur h et th e services n f t lish ] C c , y a d rit es o 0 Eng h r li e our o w n and it is said r r li eness urc a e k , , , bea a g ea t k to the nd rit s of t h Old Ch r h b s w m services a e e u c efore any change ere ad e . The Ch urches a re frequently open and breat h e a spirit of ad mirable nd fined d evot ion Ba m on m i n w it ho ut doct rine a re . ptis , C fir at o ( tin Marria e the acrament of Communion a re all iven anoin g) , g , S g , t o ven rable forms v r sim l b cler w ho ro oti accord ing e , e y p e, y gy se p m on red Ord ers w ith are and ara tion is ma de b a manner to S a c , c p , y l in har mon w it h t he res cus oms o t A hur perfect y y p t f he ncient C ch. d th e cler w ho laim t o have a nd w ho I rea so An gy c , . see no n r to d oubt ossess the some cha ra cter as a t rs r t a s w ha te ve , p p s o and p ies s t s irits a l ore a t hers have alw a s received nd l now he ir p f f , y , a retain unti , n ff t on of their eo l the confide ce and a ec i p p e . There is not a little t o be lea rnt from observing th e manner in w hich the Church of Engla nd is respected and reverenced ; nor ca n the most a nx ious critic discover the absence of a nything tha t is essentia l to the silency of the sa me w ith their ’ floch i

— ouvelles Lit teraires Dec . 1 72 3 34 3 N , , pp . 5. ’ ’ ' dit or s Introd u tion to Coura er s W or . x x x ii 1 E c y k, p . b D L d Rev r. G. ee . l dit f u t F. Va i o t Q o e y . y the Holy Ord ers ofthe l A i es f and . end c 3 . 52 Church o Eng pp . No. , p 1 . S ECTION V III.

’ on P a rke r s on Ca non Esteem on the a isites for va lid Ordination, C

secr ation, a nd t he

V r R v t t of rm n am a e e H . a n n Es c our y :T . C o ( Bi i gh ; distinguished Roman Catholic Priest and controversialist ) In quoting a Resolution of the S acred Congregation of the ol ffice of 1 7 04 at er Estcourt a s t ese w ords H y O , F h dd h ch i this m m n And it w ill be seen a t once S u s ost i porta nt decisio . that not hing could be more fa vourable t o t he Anglican sid e of th e ques ' n F or it est ablishes th e rin i l h t the w rd s Acoi e t io . p c p e t a o n S a nc tum are sufi cient as a form of ordina tion t o the priest hood ; it r t hat the rend ers nuga t ory th e arg ument raised by Talbot and Lew ga , v t b rm s it clea r t hat distincti e . ord er mus e na med in t he fo : it ma ke v id this need not even if the Anglican form of t he d iacona t e is in al , prevent t he priesthood being va lidly conferred ; it removed any d oubt w hether the uncanonical mode of alt ering the Anglican form w ould of ha v e i i it ut d as irreleva nt a n ua itself e ma d t inval d ; a nd p s a si e , , y q t ions w h ether t he altera tion w as mad e by the Church or by th e secular

A a n he w r t at g i , ites h A sacrament conferred w ith t he correct ma tte r a nd form by a h eret ic or even an h ist is v lid if h n nds to d o t h at rit e w hich , at e , a , e i te th e Chu ch d oes— and not s eciall t he oman Church but th e Ch urch r p y R , e h r lit f the in confus even though he might not believe in t e ea y . o r m nt ' sac a e . 1 ‘ Canon Estcourt moreover st ates that it is imp ossible to ” doubt t at ar er w as consecrate and w t re ard t o the h P k d, , i h g ’ Nag 8 Hea d argument set forth by some to disparage the Anglican r est a d uccession he sa s P i hood n S , y ’ It is very unfort unate t ha t t he Nag s Hea d story w a s ever seriously ut fo d f b tha t it ha s led t o th e p rw ar ; or it is so a surd on t he face of it , suspicion of [Roman] Ca t holic th eologia ns not being sincere in th e ” o bject ions they make t o Anglican Ord ers :

Es urt Th uest ion of An li tions . 1 92 . tco . e q g ca n Ordina , p l bid 1 99 . , p . . I bid 1 54 I . , p . . 4 1

R v J L n ar D is account ed one of the first e . oh n i g d , D . . ,

st orians of modern times . He stud ed at oua and w as for hi i D y, forty years Priest-ih -charge of the Roman Catholic Church of ’ ’ M n s er s m a ca t . A ard n a S t . ar o C al s h t is sa to y , H by, L i id a e een offered t o him w c he d ecline The testimon h v b , hi h d . y of this learned w riter is peculiarly valuable in answ er to the false a lle at on a t at arlow one of the E sco al consecrators g i ( ) , h B ( pi p * f Dr ar er w no s o and b t a th nse ra on o . as t e co c t P k ) Bi h p, ( ) , h i w as cond ucted in moc fas on in a eer- ouse W e ma k hi b h . " y quot e the follow ing ’ Their the cler s h ead Eliz abeth resolved t o lace as metro [ gy ] , p , it an bot h throu h re s ect t o t he memor of h er mothe r and pol , g p y , in i m t Dr M tt he w P r f r h l in rew rd of h s ow n eri . a ar e orme l a t a , k , y c p a o ’ Anne Bo le n In obed ience t o a con é d elire h e w s h os n b y y . g a c e y a portion of the chapt er— t h e ma jor part refusing t o a t tend — but four month s w ere suffered t o elapse bet w een his elect ion and his ent ra nce n t h e hi i l fi c Four f t h mmiss n s o arc e sco o e. o e co io er p pa , Barlo w t he d e rived Bisho of B th and od ins once S ufira an of , p p a , H gk , g B d ord w ho ha d both been consecra ted a ccor din to t he Ca t ho li P o ti e f , g c n ca l a nd S cor t he d e rived Bisho of Chichest er a nd Coverd ale the fi , y, p p , , d r v d Bish o f Ex et er w ho ha d bot h been consecr a t ed cord in t o ep i e p o , ac g the reformed Ordina l roceed ed t o confirm P ar er a nd t hen to consecra t e , p k m a fter t he form ad opt ed t ow ard s th e close of the reign of Ed w ard hiI ” o : ’ h . s l I n t e o of Dr Lingard disow ns the Nag Head Fab e. b dy his w or he ma es no allus on t o it w en relat n Dr Matt ew k k i h i g . h ’ ar er s consecration But in a su lement ar note the fol P k . pp y , low ing passage occurs fo e con lud e t his not e ou ht h s t o m nt ion a st or Be r I c , I g per a p e y . w hich w a s once t he subject of acrimonious cont roversy bet w ee n the f m n d or divin o the t w o o mu i ns . t w t t hen a n S c es c o I a s said ha Kitc y,

h r t h t B rlo w one of t he consec ra t o rs o f Ar hb h The t eo y a a , c is op r f C nt erbur w as not himself a Bis ho w as never e ven raised Parke o a y, p, m t h oli unt il 1 61 6 fort -seven ears a ft er t h f rm by any Ro an Ca c , y y e o er ’ d t h and ei ht a ft er his accession t o t he sec of t D vid s Prelat e s ea , g y S . a . 1' A fiction invent ed by an ex iled Anglo-Roman P riest (Fat h er Holy ’ Ant w r Vid a Badda n a A ost olica l S u c si w ood ) in e p . p c es on in t he

h f En l nd . 1 80. Churc o g a , p 1 A Hist ory of England from the first invasion by the Roma ns to the f i h h B oh n in m n ement of t he ei n o ill a m t e T ird . ard com e c R g W y J L g , D D New Edition corrected and consid era bl enla r ed in thir . . A , y g , t een

v l 1 44 Vol. VII . . 2 62 2 63 . o umes , 8 . pp 4 2

’ w ith Parker and other Bish elect met in a tavern called the Na s ops , g ead t t Kitchen on f rohibiti n Bonner refused t o H , ha account o a p o l , consecrat e t hem th f r rd n g m to neel d ow n , a t S oot y there o e o eri g e k ,

laced the Bible on th h f h nd t old t h m t o rise u Bish o s . p e ea d o ea c , a e p p Of t his tale concernin w h mu h has n w rit ten ca n find no , g hic so c bee . I ” trace in u r d i f t h any a th or o ocument of t he re gn o Eliz abe .

Certain ill-informed persons ventured to call in question the test mon ven Dr n ar w ereu on h e w rot e a t i y gi by . Li g d, h p great lengt h in replysi' A few d efinite statements as to his personal belief (founded on historical proofs) as t o the reality ’ of Dr ar er s su o ned . P k consecration are bj i .

I ha ve asserted that Archbishop Parker w as consecrated on t h e 1 7t h of D cember 1 9 I w e it t o m self t rov t o our read ers e , 55 . o y o p e y the truth of m sta t em n u r f t ilit f b w hi y ent , a d the tt e u y o a ny o j ection ch ” can be brou ht a ainst it g g . In m ud ment th m r n f th f t s w it t h s t ha t y j g , e co pa iso o ese ac h o e reced ed t he 1 7th of D mber f ms str n s I ho u p ece , or so o g a ca e t ha t s ld not h it a te to r n v o h o r n f l t es p o ounce in fa our f t e c nsec a tio , i e ven a l direc nd ositiv vid n e tin it ha d rish d u th e i u h a p e e e ce resp c g pe e . B t er e x sts s c ” i e e i t h o r ev d nc n a bund a nce. Now t o is ma ss f evid enc e, d i ect a nd ” ind irect w h t d o our rres nd ents o s " , a y co po ppo e I am not a w are of any 0 d enial of the fa cts t ill a bout fifty year s afterw ard s w hen t he t ale 0 the fooler su ose d t o have b n la , y pp ee p ye d ’ ” the u li h at Nag s Head w as p b s ed . W ith t hem [certa in Opponents of lican Ord ers] th e grea t erro r f w hich h v u lt is tha t state Bar low e o I a e been g i y, to ha ve be n a

at oli h f en VI I . w here C h c Bis hop in t e reign o H ry I , as th ey are po sitiv e ” t ha t he never received e isco al consecra tion at all. in r p p [Dr. L ga d ’ t h en cit es th e most convincin roofs of Ba rlow s e isco al cha ra c t g p p p e r , a nd ad d s Is t here any itive proof tha t he w a s no Bis h op 2 s uld w e doubt the None in t a w orld . ga31 ho consecra tion of B ar low a nd not tha t of Gar diner " I fea r tha t t he only reason is t his ” Ba rl d Ga rdiner did ne t consecra te P a rker , but ow di . Th t ho w ever is that Pa r er w as consecrated n th e fac , , k o e ne x t und a but ne b t he four commissioners in the cha el of a mb S y o , y , p L e t h , w d I This and according t o t he Ordinal of Ed a r V . a pp hi r ist er from P ar e diar from t he Anti ui arc episcOpa l eg , k y, q t a t ea and fro m th e ind isputable facts w hich I mentioned in my former c om uni at n ha t can be o osed to these authorities " An m c io . W pp y direc t s s in t he re ist t est imon " No : but tha t t he as g er, t h e d ia r a nd y p a y, f bri tions gge char e of for er is on the print ed books are a ca . g g y e ea sily 4 3

mad e and therefore re uires r of to su rt u , , , q p o ppo it ; it is the last ref ge of t h e obst inat e and d ishonest and t herefore if it be dis rov d ; , , p e , ” reco ils w ith d ouble force inst t hose w ho aga make it .

After muc test mon in roof of hi in s os t on Dr. ar h i y p p i i , L g d sta t es that his Opinion w as the result of a long and patient n es ti at on and he a s a e et learn at r on i v g i dd , I h v y to w h eas ” r ma be to ou t its truth or i t e e re ret ts a o t on. h y d b , g d p i A a n he sa s Your corres ond ents a sus c ous of all g i y , p re pi i rot estant test mon let t em ta e t en th m n f P i y, h k h e testi o y o a ” a th ol c He rocee s t o uote cert a n recor s of and er C i . p d q i d S , th e contem orar Roman Cat olic histor an and states that p y h i , cont e mporary testimony adverse to the truth of English r e rs ne er had ex stence ex ce t in the ma nat on of O d v i , p i gi i ’ w r t e rs w ho ha n a o te the F a le of the Na s ead i , , vi g d p d b g H conse crat ons foun t emsel es com elle to a o t ot er i , d h v p d d p h ” in ord er to olster u the first If am in rror fa le s . e b , b p I , n n can be more eas t an to ex os at rror The oth i g y h p e th e . uss on ow e er has led me to the sco er of a dit onal disc i , h v , di v y d i ” s proo f . t er n ar e at orn ul 1 3 1 85 1 and w as F a h Li g d di d H by , J y , ll he r m a o e e ear t t of u a . buried at U sh w C g , n Ci y D h 4 4

I SECTION X.

ase o F r Trelaw A o Moehl r a nd H utton t r on The c f . ney dmissios f e s g es r es ord s p sione of Ow enha m a/nd W les .

R v ir H r l n Bart to w om w e e . S a r Tr e a w e y y, , h * a e alread made som assin reference recei e An l can h v y e p g , v d g i rders and man ear aft erw ard s acced ed to the urch o f O , y y s Ch ome H ins sted t his En l s rd nat on ha d een a R . e i hat g i h O i i b alid one and t at he need e not t erefore to be re-ord a ne as v h d , h , i d a riest W t the full now led e and consent of the p . i h k g aut or t es he sa d Mass w it fre uenc and erformed s h i i i h q y, p thi and other sacerdot al functions for the space of nea rly t hirty

ears in En land rance and tal . It is sa d t a y g , F , I y i h t h e never omitted the d aily repetition of the Divine Ofiice of the t r in life o w ever to sat sf th re ar . a e e sc ru f B vi y L , h , i y ples o rta n -r li on sts in Rome F at er relaw ne con ce i cc e gi i , h T y s ente d to receive cond itiona l re-ordination (the sacramenta l fo rm re main n untouc ed alt ou he full con inced his or i g h ) h gh y v d a iner, ardin d escalc t at he w as a t rue r est C al O hi, h p i prio r t o the performance of the ceremony Father Tre la w ney contend ed t o the d ay of his d eath that English Ord ers a re good d valid an . h m M V r Rev . Jo n A d a o eh ler D D D ea e y , . . ( n of rtz u a varia n t of the rd er of Mi W u b r S t . c a el g, B , K igh O h , and late P rofessor of eolo at the U n vers t of Mun c d raw s Th gy i i y i h) , li hu a distinction betw een the Ang can C rch and the Pres byte rian stem and s ow s that in the former w e find th S y , h e d ivine ” inst tut on of e sco a c assert ed . Yet furt er in dr i i pi p y h , a w ing a com ar son et w een the An l can and ut eran o d ies e p i b g i L h b , h frankly admits that the Church of England possesses a ” 1' Catholic hierarchy.

’ Vid e ut supra respecting Cardinal Od escalchi s t est imony; als o s ee

reference in footnot e thereto . ’ obert son s Transla tion Chas D l mboli . . o ma n 1 4 S y k R ( ) , 8 3 . Tw o

Vid e I ntr od . . 2 5 also Vol. . . 1 32 . Vols . p II , p 4 5

A rt h ur W olla st o n H ut t on formerl of the Rev . , ( y t l Neri ranted t at the e ress t Orat ory of S . Phi ip ) g h x p ed inten ion o f the English Ord inal to continue the previously ex isting ord ers is a distinct w itness to the general goo d intention w ith d ” w hich the Anglican Ordinal w as devise . He added testimony w c ow e er reluctantl en and w ate er his rsonal hi h, h v y giv ( h v pe m sconce tion as t ere n s ow n res ectin An l can teachin i p , h i h , p g g i g) a ppears t o be distinctly in favour of Anglican Orders in so an r us e far a s the correct matt er d form a e d . He w rote

A Cath olic ma rea dil nt t hat t he ra rd l as it y y P yer Book O ina , ’ now st and s if not as it s in ueen Eliz abet h s da s em lo s mat ter , Q y , p y ' f rm in themselves so far sufficient l d f come and o y efinit e, t ha t i it had d ow n from a remot e antiquity in a community t hat had continuously ' s rved thou h in an und evelo ed form t he t ru th li d ct rine pre e , g p , e Ca o c o h r ment of ol Ord er and on t h f t ss on t e S ac a H y , e Sacrifice o he Ma . t here w ould pro bably have been no dimc ult y in obta ining fro m Rome a f v ur bl to t h validit of the r d ecis ion a o a e e y Ord e s conferred by it s use .

I t w ill be seen t at F at er utt on ere fi tl su ests t at h h H h , rs y gg h rd nal has not come ow n from a mote a t u t et the O i d re n iq i y, y ” readily grant s that it has reta ined sufi ciently definite ma tter and form and secondly supposes that the d octrine of th e English Church has hindered the general and decis ive

t ance of. An l can r ers the Roman urc It has acce p g i O d by Ch h. , ever een the custom of the a al ommun on a m ho w , b P p C i to d it validity of Orders (conferred w ith the correct matter and form) in bodies of Christians w hich it has yet declared to be both t cal and sc smat cal t erefore e en su os n the here i hi i ; h , v pp i g English Church had never upheld the d octrines of the Apost olic ess on and the Euc arist c acr fice learne Roman S ucc i h i S i , d Ca nonists and Divines w ould not feel that they w ere entitled e ou ts on the roun s set fort Fat er utton to hav d b g d h by h H .

h An lican Mini t r it s at ur nd T e g s y . N e a Value in rela tion t o the — lic P riesthood 1 879 . 1 4 5 1 6 . Th m il r is Ca t h o , , pp 5 [ e co p e given to ’ ' sta nd t hat since this w ork w as w ritt en F th und er , , a er Hutton s view s in religion have und ergone some change ; but t his d oes not touch th e question of w ha t he published in former years as a n Orit orian P riest and accrediw d t each er of the Roman fait h ]

4 7 t h e Anglica n succession has alw ays appeared to me mora lly conclusive ; and th e oint is of course one t hat admit s of moral d emonstration p , , onl Th b n distin t l b fore m mind for the last y. e su ject has bee c y e y s t l t But I v see n no reason t o chan e six t een yea r a eas . ha e g m ori inal o inion On t he cont r r a fuller ac uaint ance w it h all y g p . a y, q th d ls f ent s n it h r s d e as it resent s it self t o e etai o t he arg um o e e i , p d i r nt m nd s onl rm d me in t ver d ecid ed conviction fi e e i , ha s y confi e he y t ha t no ca se ca n be mad e out aga inst the Va lidity of Anglica n Orders w hich w ould not tend by inevita ble cons equence to sha ka the va lid ity of e very or dina tion— a nd therefore of every S a cra ment d ep end ing on ordina io m i e e r u ho h e dom rom thc be i ni t n ad in st r d t h o g ut C rist n f g n ng .

To the da of his eat he rema ne a arentl un y d h i d, pp y, Mr P r b n sh a en in t s In 1 8 he w rote to . W o k hi view . 80 . y N evins

In man w a s refer t he An li n to the oma n Church and y y I p g ca R , , ' w ere I still in it w ould not o ov r to ome w ith the Vatican Council , g e R , m in th f ’ st a ring e e ace . d i h 88 He e n Marc 1 8 a e 58 . i d , , g d

w rote in 1 869 to Rev . Ed mund S . F fo ulk e s , B . D . , the Roman Catholic Archbishop of W estminst er

If ueen Eliz abet h w as d e ed the Co uncil of Trent ha d Q , a bsta ined d elibera te l from m g:t ha t the Bishops w ho had been ' y cons ecrat ed 1 n her re n d t her biddin w ere no Bish ig an a g ops . An lican Ord ers if the h v not been reco nis ed in ract ice hav g , y a e g p , e n v b li l h r und s f e e r een d eclared inva d , still ess t e g o o th eir inva lidity set fort h . If I ha d t o die for it could not ssibl subs ribe t o , I po y c th e id ea tha t the Sacrament s t o w hich I am ad mit t ed w eek a ft er w eek in t h e oman communion Confession and t he ol Eucharist for R H y , ins t ance— confer an ra ce an rivile es essentiall d nt from y g , y g , y di ere w t I us ed t o d rive m h s ents fr u nt t h e ha e fro t e e ram , eq e ed w ith e sam dis ositions in the Chur h ofEn la nd . On the cont rar 0 so fa r as p , c g y, I t o sa t ha t com arin one w ith another strictl some o the most y , p g y, edifying communions t ha t I can remember in all my life w ere mad e in hur h f En l d nd min m b s m h t h v th e C c o g an , a ad ist ered t o e y o e t a a e it ted to be r - i e hurch o om since subm e orda ined n th C f R e : a ceremony, r ore w hich e e t ua li in them o unde rta ke d ut here I must the ef , , x c p as q fy g t y t , co id er su r luous oldin m self t ha t th ere r r lities ns p e f . H g y a e ea a tt achin t o t he S a crament of an obective chara ct er a m ersua d ed g j , I p , and have been mo re and more confirmed in t his conviction as I have g row n o ld er, t ha t t he S a crament s ad minist ered in the Church of En la nd are r lities ob tive rea lities to the same ex tent as that g ea , jec , any

Prob n-N vins ublished ex t racts from hi Mr. y e p s Letters some years later in the Chur ch Times, and this is one of them. I coul n w r v t t r d o ecei e at your ha nds : so tha you yours elf, he efore. con secra ted t he Eucha rist as t ruly w hen you w ere Vicar of La vingt on as ” ou h v v d n y a e e er o e since . I t rus t t he day is not far dista nt w hen the religiously minded in both communions w ill ins ist on a ssociat in t o eth er as brethren and g g , learnin fr m h h r hris t i ns d mbinin for f g o ea c ot e as C a , an co g w orks o ch rit w it h u n s it h t hese convi ti ns a y o t disti ction of na tion . W c o , t ma seem su erfluous in me t o dd m belief t ha t vin b n i y p a y , ha g ee ord ined r iest in the Church o En la nd I a m a r iest a p f g , p

’ ’ The Church s Creed o r t he Crow n s Creed A Lett er t o t he Most b Edmund f l Arch isho a nnin t c . B . F ou s B D . Re M e e . v. p g , y S k , . , pp

— 6 Th R v E . F ullr s w ro t t h s w ord s t m n e e . S f e e e e a ti e w he 4 4 4 . [ . o a h e might fa irly be said t o ha ve been one of t he most learned and no le convert s w on b the oma n Ch urc h . at er on h e ad d r ssed t ab y R L , e Archbish op Manning on the subject of the Roman Ind ex a nd it s recent din s His bold a nd honest admission of fact s d oe s not a ear procee g . pp m t w ith h s m h Event uall h e return d t the t o ha ve e muc y pat y. y e o h English Churc . ] — 1 . 56 57 . 1 m, pp 4 9

E S CTION X .

convinced a s to the

Mr ut l a st n u s ed Roman at ol c . Ch arle s B er ( di i g i h C h i la yman) w rote in 1 82 6 I a m unable t o und ersta nd those w ho ma int ain that t he P rote st ant Bis ho s w ent t h u h a moc conse ra t ion t a tavern in Chea sid e I p ro g k c a p . f t here is one hi ori l or w t e n evid enc e ou d ren er st ca fa ct , f hich he x isti g sh l d it und is uted it is t he i o Dr . P a rke r at Lambet h p , fact of t he consecrat o n f o D n ecember 1 7 ,

Mr A r L L of Garen on P ar m b o . . D i l . s e M P . e s e ( d k and Grace eu Manor e cesters re w rote in 1 84 4 at con Di , L i hi ) sid erable len t on the su ct n lis rd e g h bj e of E g h O rs to the Rev. Dr F . G . Lee After stat n t a he had een c all n e t o . t e . i g h b h g d d s ro e t eir ali it he a s i p v h v d y, dd “ As I had never d is uted their va lid it and on the contrar w as i li ed p y, . y, nc n to a d mit it at first int end ed t o d ecline t h e challen e but t he P r , I g ; o vincia l of t he Dominica ns h l t e Fa ther ohn ood ur i me , t e a J W , g ng t o und erta e t he d iscussion in rint said t o him t ha t w as not t he ma n k p , I I to d o it or I sa w no rea o is ut t e va lid it o An lic a rs , f s n to d p e h y f g n Orde . ow ever afte r some discussion a reed t o w rit e on the sube t if th e H , , I g j c , P ro vincial w ould furnish me w it h all t he a rguments in favour of his

vi w i. e . t rov th e in id i h n li Ord rs ccordin l e , , o p e val ty oft e A g ca n e . A g y I w rote several lett rs w hich w r ublished in t he ei es r Jour na l and e e e p L c te , in w hich t he w hole ant i-Anglica n arg ument w a s most ela bora tely put f rw r But th l t e w so c inci l a w b the o a d . ese et rs ere onv ng y ns ered y An lican cler n w ho had challen ed me t hat felt nstra ined as g gyma g , I co , a n hones t man ublicl t n w l d e t h t he h b t m h llow , p y o ack o e g a a d ea en e o , nd as veril beli v r v d n a , I y e ed , p o e his poi t . The ex ist ence of t rue Ord ers in any separat ed Church must ever be a source ofconsola tion t o all t rue Ca t holics ; inasmuch as it implies t h e ex ist ence and benefit of the Holy Sacrament s as a mea ns of grace and salvation for a ll t hose separate bret hren w ho are in good faith ; and above all beca use it cons tit utes n or i lin for the r new l f , , a gan c k e a o ’ int ercommunio n r r t on of C th o U t w hen o d n a d a est o a i a lic ni y, God s g o time shall arrive for healing t he brea ches of t he spirit ual J

' id a Lee Valid it of t he ol Ord ers oft he Churhh of En land V . y H y g ,

1 86 . p. I btd 2 — 2 81 f . , pp. 79 . 50

u u lb P u in w rote a w or ent tle d Mr . A g st us W e y g k i , ” urc and tate or C rist an ert w c me w t Ch h S ; , h i Lib y, hi h t i h ro al f the late ard nal New n W r t n Mr a o ma . to the pp v C i i i g . ’ u n r s e n his fa t er s he sa I h as W . e ct oo t E. P gi , p i g h b k, id n me rea l asu t o rea i It is an x on o re t give g t p e re d t . e positi f g a a nd most m ortant r nci les and is w r tten in a fran i p p i p , i k, ” tfor ar for le st le The w n are some ra w c . follo o f st igh d , ib y i g ’ t he assa es in Mr u n s oo w hic ece e so an p g . P gi b k h r iv d high

I t is la menta ble t o consider th e amount of ignorance that preva ils res ctin th e r l s st em of th e Ch urch o f En d not nl amo pe g ea y glan , o y ng En lish o n Catholic bod but amon w h r fess t t he g [R ma ] y, g persons o p o o mb rs of t s mmunion It is e be me e i co . a sa d and afflicting sp c t le t o see o d nd consci ntious men w h r in u to w ha ac g o a e , en eally a ct g p t e a re bound er rm ex d l t h y to p fo , pose t o a l the persecutions of t he St a t e and th e bruta lit of insolent and w ealth la men w ho i n t of a n y y y , , g ora n y lesiastical rin i ice or hist orica l fact s of t h ecc c , assail t he pa st ors e Church to w ich t ey ostensibly belong if they carry o ut the r ubrics of t he Ordinals, and administer its rites in reverence mn t s ole i y. f t h k n f t h first r urit ans I e truth be spo e , a ter e ace of Eliz abeth an P , An li a i ho ha v been r es ectable t he g c n B s p s e p tenants of the S eas . nd d if w n brin ourselves t o r n i hurch I ee , e ca g egard the A g l ca n C r tedl m ll the Act s of t he ta te in n her “ a bst ac yfro a S connex io w ith , v n and m d s hall find much to re ere ce ad ire. It is, in eed , remarkable t hat in no officia l act is th e Church of England commit t e d t o the term P rot estant ; it d oes not occur in t he Liturgy or any autho ri t v ofli n r in t he Articles or Ca nons n ra ' t a i e ce, o , and , in th e bid d i g p ya ’ ra f h w hole sta te of Chr t Chur a nd she p ys or t e ist s Ca holic ch , especially for that of it establish ed in this d ominion— langua ge hi h ca n onl d m t of one int er retati n o w in o osit ion t o this w c y a p o . N , pp , t he vulgar P rot esta nt id ea is tha t before the Reforma tion all t he o ld w t rn d out and t t Cra nmer Ri le and atimer w r clergy ere u e , ha , d y, L e e w t m w hom it w nd t he fa thers oft he ne e , t o o ed its ex istence ; a , t o u h n this lse id ea reva il d h men s c a ex t ent has a p e , t at a few years ag o , h a tich e in the lea din U niversit ot u r ss t o com l g y, g p a c o rch-heretics as found ers ofth En h uch is snemorat e ose a e glish Churc . S s nt v w t he low and popular P rot e t a ie . Now let ifs ex amine t he ord ina ry r h li id ea that va ils am n ur { Roma fl Cat o c o g o ow n body, rer t o t t ruth t h d r b d w hich is very little nea o0 an t he one I have esc i e . l an rior the eformation is re ard ed and d s ribed as a sort of A l, t e to R , g e c t i I once lived in U t o is m b w h n t est ed b U op a . . p . ut e y t melts aw a st ern fa c ts and hist ory, i all y dream. Let

n t t or Christian Librt Edi n Church a d S a e ; , e y. (Third tio ,

p. 2 1 . 5 1

n r sonable man t hen reflect on t he enormous di culties tha t the a y ea , , fi r li i had t o cont end w it h in reservin it s ositio n a nd ma in Cat holic e g on p g p , t t he tr uth a nd w hich w ill be evident to a ll w ho a ttentivel stud aining , y y the chronicles of Eng lis h Church history in a ll t heir bear ings a nd i Aft er t he Chur h beca me art of th e ta te it w s t h e d eta ls . c p S a reg u a r mea ns of enforcing religious obs erva nces ; but tha t its cle rgy l ” ri s w ere crea t ed b Ac o P ar liamen is utter l un tru a nd it s te y t f t y e . 1 n r d hi d u a S hortly before his death Mr. Pugi ex p esse s isg st t ’ the circulation of the fo olish Nag s Head fable about Anglican “ ” r nat ons for sa d he slan er is a oor su st tute for O di i , i , d p b i ” n argume t . F urther t estimony need scarcely be given in evidence of the nat ure of the convictions of numerous learned Ro man Catholics ’ n l u Her s o s a e respecting E g and s ancient Ch rch. Bi h p h v received their commission in unbroken succession from the ol A ostles and reta n the old sees as the reco n se H y p , i g i d rightful occupants her priests administer the Bread of Life as h a r m h m ltar I t is true t at of later in t e ges past f o t e sa e A s. h years the ' Church of Italy has set up an alien hierarchy on n l s so l but it is in no w a re co n sed the at ol c E g i h i , y g i by C h i o r The relates su ect in En lan Communion f the count y. p bj g d ' t o a foreign P ontifl simply represent the mod ern leaders of the bo dy of Roman Nonconformists w hich w as first formed in the

yea r 1 570. W ith the most earnest desire t o take a charitable view of e Roman s stem in En lan it is m oss le in common th y g d, i p ib on est t o re ar it ot erw ise t an as ntrus e From the h y g d h h i iv . s t andpoint of the (Ec umenical Councils of the undivided h urc w e s oul nd ee a e to use a str cter and ars er C h, h d, i d, h v i h h erm and declare the o of the t al an urc in En lan t , b dy I i Ch h g d m c W at i the true t or h t o be schis ati al. h s his y of t e division w hich took place betw een the Roman and Greek communions " Not till the beginning of the thirteenth century did events occur of such importance as to lead t o a lasting schism and ro ote ost l t etw een East and t The con u s f d h i i y b W es . q e t o onstantino le the s oliation and esecrat on of the Gree C p , p d i k Churc es the erect on of the at n Em re a o e all the h , i L i pi , b v ,

Church a nd t t e or Christ n ibert T rd n S a ; , ia L y. ( hi Editio , 1 87 — . 2 p p 2 2 4 . I id 2 f b . , p. 7 . 52

ar nn nt too t rou out su ort in p t w hich I oce III. k h gh by pp g these acts of violence w ith the w hole w eight of his aut hority and ow er and o enl forw ardin the su u at on and p , p y g bj g i Latinisation of the East ern Church these are the d eeds w hich dug the chas m that has not been bridged o ver t a en a sw arm of at n r ests ressed to his d y. Th L i p i p ree l nto the East and t ou norant of the v er g di y i , , h gh ig y lan ua e of the co ntr o osed the nat onal cle r g g u y, pp i gy, t r n r rs The bsh o s w i h the p ide a d ty anny of conquero . i p and priests of the country w ere compelled to leave it ot her w se t e r urc es and re enues w ere ro ed or t e i h i Ch h v bb , h y a h ua I t w as a ra ma themselves forced t o dopt t e Latin rit l. d of insolent tyranny and harsh oppression such as the Chris t ian W orl had ne er efore w tnessed The o es and t eir d v b i . P p h le at es set u altar a a nst altar lace norant tal ans and g p g i , p d ig I i F renc men as atr arc s and s o s o er th e Gree s and h P i h Bi h p v k , even transplanted the Inquisition w ith it s auto-d a fé on t o the An Greek soil (thirt een Greek priests w ere burnt in Cyprus) . d w e look in va in for a ny spiritual good or profit that accrued to the Eastern Christians from the long-enduring invasion o f the W est ern The fact remains that the Bishops of the Italian Church can a e no canon cal ex erc se of ow er in ot er countries h v i i p h , w ithin the Dioceses of Bishops w ho already possess juris ct on Tw o od es of C r st ans cannot nd e end en tl di i . b i h i i i p y re resent the t rue Cat ol c C urc of a countr and as far p h i h h y ; , ol cs in En land are conc rned it is nconce a le th a as Cath i g e , i iv b t

“ so blessed an object as corporate unity can ever be attain ed unless Englishmen w ho have allied themselves t o a fore ign ecclesias tical pow er return to the obedience of the Holy Anglica n rc A d w h s ould not so a a state of thin s be Chu h. n y h h ppy g d es re " Na more w h s oul not its consummation be i d y, ; y h d devoutly prayed for " Even the fact that w e st ill see the repro senta tives of a foreign ecclesiastical body setting up altar against

S eech of Rev Dr natius o Dol er Co l p . . Ig v n ling ( unse lor o f th e Em ire P rovost of th e o al Cha t er and P rofessor of T p , R y p , heology a t

Munich a t t he Bonn Conference S e t 1 874 . Vi de e ort of ) , p " R p t h e Pro ceedin s of th e eunion C nf r n e h l nn Tr g R o e e c e d at Bo . a nsla t ed from — t he rm f P rofessor eusch b E M . 2 4 2 6 Ge an o . B. . R , y . , pp 53

d m n str a a nst m n str s oul not altar an discoura e us . i i y g i i i y, h d g Nought is impossible w ith Him w hose Beloved S on prayed for c ur la n ut unity in His Chur h . O p i d y is to add our supplica ns t o His t o ra in lo n c ar t for the re u tio , p y vi g h i y t rn of our se arat e rethren in En land and orousl t c e p d b g , vig y o h ck all doubt or despair of their ow n bishops them eventually to submission to their true Patriarch in the ancient Catholic f anter ur S ee o C b y.

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VE R V DR D E . . ION S U PLAIS AS Ar him ndrit e w ites th t RY Y I S , c a , r a h e is most ferventl ra in for t he uni n of ur hur h “ y p y g o o C c es .

VE REV JOHA E JA Y HE r f h l r . NN S N S C ect o o t e C e ical RY W, R d m t P r b st t h n nf A e a t . t e s ur ca y S e g , at ed at e Bon Co erence of 1 874 , We sh ould rejo ice if further research should lea d t o the establishment ” of t h e validit of En lish Ord rs y g e . 1 REV VE . Z EIOS RHOS S I P rofessor in the Theol ical mi RY S , og Se na r at Rhi ar m and S t ud ent at the U nivers t of At h ns t th e s y g i , i y e , a ame Conference said An lican Bish s d ri sts ve h hl este m , g op an p e are ry ig y e ed in t h e Greek Church S ome o r o the former P at riarch . years ag , G eg ry, of Consta nt ino le and other ree Bish o s x h n ed lett ers w ith p , G k p , e c a g En lis h Bisho s in w hi h h r d n ther as br thren in g p , c t ey g ee te o e ano e ’ En ish hur h h rist . But th e uesti n of is u n n th l C c C q o ep copal s ccessio i e g , nd t he Churches d erived fr m h er has n t b n d etermined b the a o , o yet ee y ” re e Chur h thou h ha e it w ill d t n b f lon G k c , g I p be e ermi ed e ore g . I

T o t he foregoing ex pressions of kindly feeling tow a rd t he English Ch urch may be a dd ed t he ut t era nces of an Archimandrit e in t he course of a correspond ence in the columns of t h e West Lond on Observer rmi m mem r of th old st br h f t h reat Cath olic P e t e, as a be e e anc o e g urch— viz the ree hurch from w hich the oma ns seced ed and Ch G k C ( R , e a ost at e from the ancient fa ith t o sta te that all ri ht -mind ed bec am p ) , g Cat h olics agree so far w ith the w riter of t he lett er signed An English f m f s h t is a re t it discussion on Ca t h olic as t o reed o o peec . I g a p y b t s is not li ed b th om n Cat holic se ct ion w ho r religious su j ec k y e R a , a e li urs v on onform ts in th se isl s as th e Ecclesiast ical really ke c e] es , N c is e e , S ta t e Church of England w e recognise a s an importa nt branch of t he tholic hurch and w as est ablished rior t o the oman Mission grea t Ca C , p R , v h r Th e or Bisho w hich arri ed t o eva ngelise t e count y. e P op , p me is onl the head of that ortion w hich adh eres t o t he oman of Ro , y p R ut horit ver t he Gre ek d oct rines of t he Council of Trent , and has no a y o ,

n lish or other Catholics . S ha es eare said There is no i norance E g , k p , g , ’ n s l t a ll branches of the C tholic Church for the future but d ark ess, o e a be allow ed free ventilation of religious subj

b 0 Mo u Butler F e 1 1 893 . t t r t o Rev. nta . . Le e g R , , d t nn 1 Report of the P roceeding s ofth e Reunion Conference hel a Bo .

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Vid a Church Review , June 1 , 1 893. d I must ive it as the result of m investi ations hist orical evidence , an g y g that I have no manner of d oubt as to t he validity of the episcopa l ” - ER Counsello r h hurch Dr. VON DO ING succession in the Englis C . LL , ir rovost of the o al Cha t er and P rofessor of Theolo of the Emp e, P R y p , gy n h nn nference 1 87 at Mu ic (at th e Bo Co ,

I must ow n that my hist orical researches have led me to the sa me ” ' I ladl conclusion as to the validity of English Ord ers . 1 g y believe tha t the Anglican and the Old Ca tholic Churches w hich posses s u on f ish s s ls P riest hood d ul consecra ted b the true S ccessi o B op , a a o a y y t he ord are es e i ll called b the s irit of reconciliation w hich L , p c a y , y p ” — t t es t h m brin b Christ nd om t o hi her unit . Dr. ac ua e , t o g ac k e g y I J E E KE isho OS P . IN NS B . H H R , p

rd rs The Old Catholics do not d oubt the validity of English O e . That such theologians as New man and Manning allow ed themselves t o be re-ord ained w a s an offence almost entirely beyond t he — f re rati n Dr ED E Z OG Bisho . scope o pa o . . . H R , p §

— TE a JU RISDICTION OF THE ANGLICAN EPISCOPA .

of th Fr nch l r urt us l ter the com iler One e e c e gy, in a most co eo et t o p

n be rod uced ur es v st ron l f th al clai ca p , g ery g y an accept ance o e pap m universal urisdict ion and nfirm of tes An acknow t o j co ation episcopa . l d ment of this claim on the r our Bisho s th od Ab e g pa t of p , e go be re ards as of ramount im ort n i h in r of It m g pa p a ce n t e t e est s unity. ay be w ell to ive t w o bri f uot at ions h th t n s n g e q w hic , w i grea cc ci e ess , ex press the Anglican position in relation t o this subject

There are Roman Catholics w ho l ow in ur rd t d emur t o , a l g o O ers, ye

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ur s sin Ju on urisd tion is sometimes re ard ed o pos es g risdicti . J ic g d h if f But it is reall as a gift of pow er supera dd e t o t e g t o Ord ers . y not hing more than the apportioning t he limits w ithin w hich this gift ma be x T tha t our Bish s nd riests have no y e ercised . o sa y op a p uris di ti n is sim l to l im th at t h e P 0 e ha s the ri ht and ow e r j c o , p y c a p g p t o fix f r En lish Bisho s d En lish P riests t heir s heres of la bour o g p an g p . Bis ho d h v s s n uence of Ord er ps an P riests have , in t emsel e , a a co seq , t h ir full e inherent pow ers .

If the Bis hops and Archbishops of the Church of England hold the j urisd iction of their sees and provinces by Divine right as w ell as on continuous succession the int rusion int o t heir sees of the oman , R Bish o s is w ilfull m ti ut n th t h d f t h P b p y schis a c ; b , o e o her an , i e ope y Divine ri ht is a fourth Ord er in himself su i r t o and containin g , per o , g in himself alone all l tima t e Bis ho then f urse t he En lish , egi ps , o co g Bisho re ill it nd t h En lish h r s h m ti One ps a eg ima te, a e g C u ch i sc is a c . h or the other must be in schism, and any member of t he Churc of Engla nd w ho d enies that Rome is schismatic in England thereby brand s his ow n brethren and himself w ith

— BIS HOP JEBB AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY.

’ Forst er s Life ofBishop Jebbcont ains a veryint eresting record of t he rela t ions w hich ex is ted betw een t hat good prela t e and Roman ecoico ti n un D ml h w s ia s cs . O S d a ec . 1 6 1 82 1 w hen A hd n of e as y, , , rc eaco E y, resent ed b the oma n Ca tholic riest of Hurroo aft er Mass t o a p y R p , , w d n r tion in the Ch l d d dr t le from c ro d e co g ega ape , an a essed he peop f r l h lf-an-h ur t t h e Alt ar o fu ly a o . He w as heard w ith breat hless a t en ” i n : me w ere aff d to t e r As Bisho of imerick he w as on t o so ecte a s . p L , uall ha terms w ith t h oman C t holi Bisho nd his cler e q y ppy e R a c p a gy. Th lat ter relat e w hil h v s d w ith him friend h noured e p , e e con er e as a , o

s Chr i n 0 d d th him f l w -l bo rs in h im a a ist a t p, an a vised w i as e lo a ure

0 m The o an uestion. etters t o F T In a ri nd B Rev. T. . R Q ( L e . ) y M rt r A. etter vii 88 Ca e , . L i , page . A ver useful w or on t he subect is also A s li u ssi n y k j po t o cal S cce o . A P la in Treatise on ~ Hcly Ord ers and Juris diction in the Church of l d B Rev r rt En a n . r M s M P 6 9 . e be Geo e or e g y H g , . A. ages 4 t o 4 are rt icularl val ble pa y ua . church I e M 93 1 t m, ay 5, 1 8 . 58

the vine r of m Th i t f ir ecclesiastical ya d their co mon Lord . e sp ri o the superior diffused itself among th e Roman Cat holic priesthood of ” Limeric n l w t s bb throu th k. O e of the ast alks aken by Bi hop Je gh e streets of tha t cit resented th e t f in si ht o his w al in arm y, p gra i y g g f k g in arm w ith a m Ca t oli r est w h o t kin l ve t urned and Ro an h c p i , o , n a g ea , ” bent th e nee s t o his ow n ecclesia stic l su erior hen Bisho k , a a p . W p ebb fell ill h t r s b his w n cler from J , t e a fiectionate in e e t ta ken y o gy, his valued friend D an es n t o the oun est C rat s of t he unit e d , e Pr to , y g u e d ioc ese w a s be ut fu mul t ed b the oman Catholic bisho and , a i lly e a y R p riesth bi ho Dr a n ood Th n uiries of the tit ular s . p . e personal e q p, Ry , w ere unremitting ; and th ey w ere rend ered d oubly accepta ble by th e assuran t i e th t t he w ere accom anied b his ce, w i h t ea rs in h s ey s, a y p y const t v Mr Wri ht the oma n an and ferv t ra ers B the Re . . en p y . y g , R Ca tholic clergyman w ith w hom the Bishop had t aken one of his las t w al s and w h - d w ith him in t h e est a blish k , o had effectually cc operat e ’ ’ ment of the d n ent oom-Kee ers Ch arit ra ers t o S ick an I dig R p y, p y Almi ht d w l ffered u in his Cha el in w hich the con g y Go ere public y o p p , re ation w ere t l invit d t in for the rest ora tion of th e g g afiectiona e y e o jo , ’ ood Bisho of imeri Th dress of the ofi ciat in ries t g p L ck. e ad g p melt ed t he w hole con re at ion com osed chiefl of the low er cla sses g g , p y , ’ int o t r I h v h d fift th d r in m arish e t ea s . a sa i n ousan e , e , ee poo y p , l them and all f us fallin now u on our nees for t he ood Bisho o pray, g p k , g p of imeri n n f d ne as he has d one for t he oor never L ck ; o e be ore ha ve o p , ’ w ill th J bbs med i r nef tor One of Dr. e ca l ey have such anot he be ac . at t en m x da nt s Dr. Carroll 9. oman Catholic could not refrain fro e , , R , pressing th e mingled pleasure and edification w ith w hich he minist ered at the bd ur h f En land “ e sid e ofa Bishop of the Ch c o g .

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P erson of n ur i. e to his old ac uaintance S ir Ed w a rd d Ho o ( q Hy e, t h n Ea rl ofCla rendon b w hose r ument s and recommenda tions e ) , y a g , in m d nd t h n un i n w ith those of Dr. a m on a e w ritin s of co j ct o H g Mr. i is id tha t he continued to retain an unsh en b li Shelford , t sa ak e ef in e validit nd ood ness of the Ordina tions of the Ch h of En th y a g urc gland , and t o maintain a pleasant literary intercourse w ith his old ” m nt ions as his auth orit f r t st i s Dr. Lee e his a a ssoc ate . y o t ement, a

f ir Ed d d t o Dr. John Earles r rdin u h Lett er o S w ar Hy e ega g H g Cressy, ’ P s vol. ii. . 32 2 x f rd 1 in Clarend on s State aper , , p , O o , 773 .